Frederick Law Olmsted Quotes

The possession of arbitrary power has always, the world over, tended irresistibly to destroy humane sensibility, magnanimity, and truth.
Frederick Law Olmsted

This is just what I have thought when I have seen slaves at work - they seem to go through the motions of labor without putting strength into them. They keep their powers in reserve for their own use at night, perhaps.
Frederick Law Olmsted

With regard to the moral and religious condition of the slaves, I cannot, either from what I observe, or from what is told me, consider it in any way gratifying.
Frederick Law Olmsted

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Frederick Law Olmsted Quotes

Type: Architect Quotes Category: American Architect Quotes Date of Birth: April 27, 1822 Date of Death: August 28, 1903 Nationality: American Find on Amazon: Frederick Law Olmsted Related Authors: Frank Lloyd Wright Louis Kahn Lawrence Halprin Ludwig Mies van der Rohe Minoru Yamasaki Christopher Alexander Philip Johnson Frank Gehry Daniel Burnham	The possession of arbitrary power has always, the world over, tended irresistibly to destroy humane sensibility, magnanimity, and truth. Frederick Law Olmsted This is just what I have thought when I have seen slaves at work - they seem to go through the motions of labor without putting strength into them. They keep their powers in reserve for their own use at night, perhaps. Frederick Law Olmsted With regard to the moral and religious condition of the slaves, I cannot, either from what I observe, or from what is told me, consider it in any way gratifying. Frederick Law Olmsted