Hendrik Willem van Loon Quotes

The history of the world is the record of a man in quest of his daily bread and butter.

Hendrik Willem van Loon

For tolerance (and you must remember this when you grow older), is of very recent origin and even the people of our own so-called "modern world" are apt to be tolerant only upon such matters as do not interest them very much.

Hendrik Willem van Loon

On the other hand, when you grow up you will discover that some of the people in this world never passed beyond the stage of the cave-man.

Hendrik Willem van Loon

Any formal attack on ignorance is bound to fail because the masses are always ready to defend their most precious possession - their ignorance.

Hendrik Willem van Loon