"To regard states of distress in general as……" — Friedrich Nietzsche
"To regard states of distress in general as an objection, as something which must be abolished is the greatest nonsense on earth; having the most disastrous consequences, fatally stupid- almost as stupid as a wish to abolish bad weather - out of pity for the poor."
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1,640 Quotes by Friedrich Nietzsche
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If there were gods, how could I endure not to be a god? Therefore there are no gods.
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Hold a true friend with both your hands.
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Morality is the best of all devices for leading mankind by the nose.
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The last Christian died on a cross.
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Some people do not become thinkers simply because their memories are too good.
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Wise people, even though all laws were abolished, would still lead the same life.
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A Boss in Heaven is the best excuse for a boss on earth, therefore If God did exist, he would…
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A jealous lover of human liberty, deeming it the absolute condition of all that we admire and respect in humanity,…
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I am for socialism, disarmament, and, ultimately, for abolishing the state itself... I seek the social ownership of property, the…
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We have abolished the death penalty for humans, so why should it continue for animals?
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The year 2008 was a reminder to those who had forgotten that there is such a thing as history and…
— James Buchan
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Relegating women to second-class citizenship was abolished when Jesus died on the cross.
— Tony Campolo
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All the legislation in the world will not abolish kissing.
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If there be a principle that ought not to be questioned within the United States, it is that every man…
— James Madison
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When we abolish the slavery of half of humanity, together with the whole system of hypocrisy it implies, then the…
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Either man will abolish war, or war will abolish man.
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If men do not now succeed in abolishing war, civilization and mankind are doomed.
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