William Morris Quotes

It is right and necessary that all men should have work to do which shall he worth doing, and be of itself pleasant to do … Nothing should be made by man's labor which is not worth making; or which must be made by labor degrading to the makers

Scrubbing floors and emptying bedpans has as much dignity as the Presidency.

The aim of the laborer should be, not to get his living, to get "a good job," but to perform well a certain work; and, even in a pecuniary sense, it would be economy for a town to pay its laborers so well that they would not feel that they were working for low ends, as for a livelihood merely, but for scientific, or even moral ends. Do not hire a man who does your work for money, but him who does it for love of it.

No work is insignificant. All labor that uplifts humanity has dignity

There is much good work to be done by every one of us and we must begin to do it.

It is more important to find out what you are giving to society than to ask what is the right means of livelihood.

All work, even cotton-spinning, is noble; work is alone noble.

I just hope to work with great people, and do things that are challenging for me and that I can be proud of and not have to hide my face about. Those are my guidelines.

If the building of a bridge does not enrich the awareness of those who work on it, then the bridge ought not to be built.

Man is certainly free, but he is responsible for this freedom before God as before men. This responsibility is inevitably moral. In order of this morality, to be free is to protect the freedom of others and their dignities.

The minute we decide that one person doesn´t matter anymore, they´ve won.

This mad rush for wealth must cease and the labourer must be assured not only of a living wage but, also a daily task that is not mere drudgery.

Every life is worthy and every life is capable of greatness. We have an obligation to make sure that opportunity for greatness is there.

He's true to God who's true to man.

I was born on Nov. 4, which is election day ... my birthday has made more men and sent more back to honest work than any other days in the year.

Other human beings have a right to peace and happiness that is equal to our own; therefore we have a responsibility to help those in need.

One should not be assigned one's identity in society by the job slot one happens to fill. If we truly believe in the dignity of labor, any task can be performed with equal pride because none can demean the basic dignity of a human being.

Man was not made for the service of economies; economies were made to serve mankind; and men and women were made - so we believe - to serve one another, not just ourselves.

Technology that pollutes can also cleanse, production that amasses can also distribute justly, on condition that the ethic of respect for life and human dignity, for the rights of today's generations and those to come, prevails.

When domestic servants are treated as human beings it is not worth while to keep them.

When people feel their insignificance as individual persons, they also suffer an undermining of their sense of human responsibility.

I believe that life is valuable, even when it is unwanted, even when it is physically imperfect. I believe our society has a responsibility to defend the vulnerable and the weak. And I believe our nation should set a goal that unborn children should be welcomed in life and protected in law.

The miracle is that some have stepped out of the rags of the Republic's definition to assume the great burden and glory of their humanity and their responsibility for one another. It is an extraordinary achievement to be trapped in the dungeon of color and to dare to shake down its walls and to step out of it leaving the jailkeeper in the rubble.

America should stand for more than just wealth.