Laws are rules established by men who are in control of organized violence for the non fulfillment of which those who do not fulfill them are subjected to personal injuries, the loss of liberty, and even capital punishment.

Quote by Leo Nikolaevich Tolstoy

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The teaching of the church, theoretically astute, is a lie in practice and a compound...

The teaching of the church, theoretically astute, is a lie in practice and a compound...

The happiness of men consists in life. And life is in labor.

The happiness of men consists in life. And life is in labor.

Woman, you see, is an object of such a kind that study it as much...

Woman, you see, is an object of such a kind that study it as much...

If it is true that there are as many minds as there are heads, then...

If it is true that there are as many minds as there are heads, then...

Man discovers truth by reason only, not by faith.

Man discovers truth by reason only, not by faith.

The religious superstition is encouraged by means of the institution of churches, processions, monuments, festivities....The...

The religious superstition is encouraged by means of the institution of churches, processions, monuments, festivities....The...

The vocation of every man and woman is to serve other people.

The vocation of every man and woman is to serve other people.

Joy can be real only if people look upon their life as a service, and...

Joy can be real only if people look upon their life as a service, and...

Art is a human activity having for its purpose the transmission to others of the...

Art is a human activity having for its purpose the transmission to others of the...

I know that my unity with all people cannot be destroyed by national boundaries and...

I know that my unity with all people cannot be destroyed by national boundaries and...

The law condemns and punishes only actions within certain definite and narrow limits; it thereby...

The law condemns and punishes only actions within certain definite and narrow limits; it thereby...

Joy can be real only if people look upon their life as a service, and...

Joy can be real only if people look upon their life as a service, and...

Pure and complete sorrow is as impossible as pure and complete joy.

Pure and complete sorrow is as impossible as pure and complete joy.

If you want to be happy, be

If you want to be happy, be

The more is given the less people will work for themselves, and the less they...

The more is given the less people will work for themselves, and the less they...

The time is fast approaching when to call a man a patriot will be the...

The time is fast approaching when to call a man a patriot will be the...

The sole meaning of life is to serve humanity.

The sole meaning of life is to serve humanity.

We lost because we told ourselves we lost

We lost because we told ourselves we lost

When at a loss how to go on, in speaking, cough

When at a loss how to go on, in speaking, cough

When you win, say nothing. When you lose, say less.

When you win, say nothing. When you lose, say less.