When a nation goes down, or a societyperishes, one condition may always be found; they forgot where they came from. They lost sight of what had brought them along.
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This quote is just one of 19 total Carl Sandburg quotes in our collection. Carl Sandburg is known for saying 'When a nation goes down, or a society perishes, one condition may always be found; they forgot where they came from. They lost sight of what had brought them along.' as well as some of the following quotes.
A book is never a masterpiece: it becomes one. Genius is the talent of a dead man.
I see America, not in the setting sun of a black night of despair ahead of us, I see America in the crimson light of a rising sun fresh from the burning, creative hand of God. I see great days ahead, great days possible to men and women of will and vision.
This quote is just one of 19 total Carl Sandburg quotes in our collection. Carl Sandburg is known for saying 'When a nation goes down, or a society perishes, one condition may always be found; they forgot where they came from. They lost sight of what had brought them along.' as well as some of the following quotes.