"Laws are rules established by men who are……" — Leo Nikolaevich Tolstoy
"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."
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Leo Nikolaevich Tolstoy
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25 Quotes by Leo Nikolaevich Tolstoy
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Art is a human activity having for its purpose the transmission to others of the highest and best feelings to…
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Some mathematician has said pleasure lies not in discovering truth, but in seeking it.
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The means to gain happiness is to throw out from oneself like a spider in all directions an adhesive web…
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It is true, I deny the incomprehensible Trinity, and the fable regarding the fall of man, which is absurd in…
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We may remark in passing that to be blind and beloved may, in this world where nothing is perfect, be…
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Knowledge is being aware that fire can burn; wisdom is remembering the blister
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What a strange illusion it is to suppose that beauty is goodness! A beautiful woman utters absurdities: we listen, and…
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In saying that without the power of the state, evil men would rule over the good. It is taken for…
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The educated minority, although no longer believing in the existing religious teaching, still pretend to believe
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If you are content with the old world, try to preserve it, it is very sick and cannot hold out…
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A human can be healthy without killing animals for food. Therefore if he eats meat he participates in taking animal…
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In this definition is contained the answer to the question as to what gives men the power to establish laws.…
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