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

Topics: Slavery Quotes

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...

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...

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...

We have become so accustomed to the religious lie that surrounds us that we do...

We have become so accustomed to the religious lie that surrounds us that we do...

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...

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.

I have discovered nothing new, I have only perceived what I already knew.

I have discovered nothing new, I have only perceived what I already knew.

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

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

War is so unjust and ugly that all who wage it must try to stifle...

War is so unjust and ugly that all who wage it must try to stifle...

We lost because we told ourselves we lost

We lost because we told ourselves we lost

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...

There is trouble with a wife, but it's even worse with a woman who is...

There is trouble with a wife, but it's even worse with a woman who is...

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...

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...

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,...

If you want to be happy, be.

If you want to be happy, be.

It is easier to produce ten volumes of philosophical writing than to put one principle...

It is easier to produce ten volumes of philosophical writing than to put one principle...

One of the major principles is that Soviet literature must be inseverably linked with the...

One of the major principles is that Soviet literature must be inseverably linked with the...

The secret to creativity is knowing how to hide your sources.

The secret to creativity is knowing how to hide your sources.

Writing is a difficult trade which must be learned slowly by reading great authors; by...

Writing is a difficult trade which must be learned slowly by reading great authors; by...