Quotes by Whitman, Walt

A morning glory at my window satisfies me more than the metaphysics of >>

O the joy of the strong-brawn'd fighter, towering in the arena in perf >>

Their manners, speech, dress, friendships, -- the freshness and candor >>

Quotations about Masses

The masses have no habit of self reliance or original action. >>

I have witnessed the tremendous energy of the masses. On this foundati >>

The multitude of fools is a protection to the wise. >>

Our leading men are not of much account and never have been, but the average of the people is immense, beyond all history. Sometimes I think in all departments, literature and art included, that will be the way our superiority will exhibit itself. We will not have great individuals or great leaders, but a great average bulk, unprecedentedly great.

Whitman, Walt