The essence of all slavery consists in taking the product of another's labor by force. It is immaterial whether this force be founded upon ownership of the slave or ownership of the money that he must get to live.

Quote by Leo Nikolaevich Tolstoy

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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...

Christianity, with its doctrine of humility, of forgiveness, of love, is incompatible with the state,...

Christianity, with its doctrine of humility, of forgiveness, of love, is incompatible with the state,...

Even in the valley of the shadow of death, two and two do not make...

Even in the valley of the shadow of death, two and two do not make...

The educated minority, although no longer believing in the existing religious teaching, still pretend to...

The educated minority, although no longer believing in the existing religious teaching, still pretend to...

What a strange illusion it is to suppose that beauty is goodness! A beautiful woman...

What a strange illusion it is to suppose that beauty is goodness! A beautiful woman...

The question was a fashionable one, whether a definite line exists between psychological and physiological...

The question was a fashionable one, whether a definite line exists between psychological and physiological...

There is no greatness where there is not simplicity, goodness, and truth

There is no greatness where there is not simplicity, goodness, and truth

Money is a new form of slavery, and distinguishable from the old simply by the...

Money is a new form of slavery, and distinguishable from the old simply by the...

Music is the shorthand of emotion.

Music is the shorthand of emotion.

Religious superstition consists in the belief that the sacrifices, often of human lives, made to...

Religious superstition consists in the belief that the sacrifices, often of human lives, made to...

Happiness consists of living each day as if it were the first day of your...

Happiness consists of living each day as if it were the first day of your...

Faith is the sense of life, that sense by virtue of which man does not...

Faith is the sense of life, that sense by virtue of which man does not...

Christianity, with its doctrine of humility, of forgiveness, of love, is incompatible with the state,...

Christianity, with its doctrine of humility, of forgiveness, of love, is incompatible with the state,...

War on the other hand is such a terrible thing, that no man, especially a...

War on the other hand is such a terrible thing, that no man, especially a...

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 sole meaning of life is to serve humanity.

The sole meaning of life is to serve humanity.

Some mathematician has said pleasure lies not in discovering truth, but in seeking it.

Some mathematician has said pleasure lies not in discovering truth, but in seeking it.

It is true, I deny the incomprehensible Trinity, and the fable regarding the fall of...

It is true, I deny the incomprehensible Trinity, and the fable regarding the fall of...

God heals, and the Doctor takes the Fees

God heals, and the Doctor takes the Fees

Are you capable of risking your life for someone? Do it for Christ.

Are you capable of risking your life for someone? Do it for Christ.

The race advances only by the extra achievements of the individual. You are the individual.

The race advances only by the extra achievements of the individual. You are the individual.

I believe that in the end truth will conquer

I believe that in the end truth will conquer