To 'Truth Seeker':
The OP started with a long quote that wasn't attributed, and then a short quote that was. It seemed clear to me that they were most likely from two different places.
I searched in Google for the first few sentences of the long quote and it came up.
Not to worry: you weren't the only one who couldn't find it.
And, yes, it would be better if quotes were referenced, so that others could check them and put them into context.