"A wise man will not leave the right……" — Henry David Thoreau

"A wise man will not leave the right to the mercy of chance, nor wish it to prevail through the power of the majority. There is but little virtue in the action of masses of men. When the majority shall at length vote for the abolition of slavery, it will be because they are indifferent to slavery, or because there is but little slavery left to be abolished by their vote. They will then be the only slaves. Only his vote can hasten the abolition of slavery who asserts his own freedom by his vote."

— Henry David Thoreau

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Wise people, even though all laws were abolished, would still lead the same life. — Aristophanes
A Boss in Heaven is the best excuse for a boss on earth, therefore If God did exist, he would… — Mikhail Bakunin
We have abolished the death penalty for humans, so why should it continue for animals? — Brigitte Bardot
The year 2008 was a reminder to those who had forgotten that there is such a thing as history and… — James Buchan
Relegating women to second-class citizenship was abolished when Jesus died on the cross. — Tony Campolo
Some few, & I am one, even wish to God, though at the loss of millions of lives, that the… — Charles Darwin
In Italy, the Inquisition was condemning people to death until the end of the eighteenth century, and inquisitional torture was… — Carl Sagan
War cannot be humanized. It can only be abolished. — Albert Einstein
When fortune has been abolished, when every profession is open to everyone, an ambitious man may think it is easy… — Alexis de Tocqueville
Charity should be abolished; and be replaced by justice. — Norman Bethune
The People's Liberation Army is always a fighting force. Even after countrywide victory, our army will remain a fighting force… — Mao Zedong
Happiness is yours in the here and now. The painful states of anxiety and loneliness are abolished permanently. Financial affairs… — Vernon Howard

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