"Human nature is so constituted that the propensity……" — Mikhail Bakunin
"Human nature is so constituted that the propensity for evil is always intensified by external circumstances, and the morality of the individual depends much more on the conditions of his existence and the environment in which he lives than on his own will."
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79 Quotes by Mikhail Bakunin
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From the naturalistic point of view, all men are equal. There are only two exceptions to this rule of naturalistic…
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By striving to do the impossible, man has always achieved what is possible. Those who have cautiously done no more…
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Freedom, morality, and the human dignity of the individual consists precisely in this; that he does good not because he…
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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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Political Freedom without economic equality is a pretense, a fraud, a lie; and the workers want no lying.
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I am truly free only when all human beings, men and women, are equally free. The freedom of other men,…
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People go to church for the same reasons they go to a tavern: to stupefy themselves, to forget their misery,…
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If there is a State, then there is domination, and in turn, there is slavery.
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This contradiction lies here: they wish God, and they wish humanity. They persist in connecting two terms which, once separated,…
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Everything will pass, and the world will perish but the Ninth Symphony will remain.
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Powerful states can maintain themselves only by crime, little states are virtuous only by weakness.
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The first revolt is against the supreme tyranny of theology, of the phantom of God. As long as we have…
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More Circumstances Quotes
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The ideal man bears the accidents of life with dignity and grace, making the best of circumstances.
— Aristotle
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Yeah, I wasn't chosen to be first. I was just chosen to command that flight. Circumstance put me in that…
— Neil Armstrong
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Since you cannot do good to all, you are to pay special attention to those who, by the accidents of…
— Saint Augustine
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A Scout smiles and whistles under all circumstances.
— Robert Baden-Powell
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I am what time, circumstance, history, have made of me, certainly, but I am also, much more than that. So…
— James A. Baldwin
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There are movies that require fantasy and slightly more fantastical acting. Lines that are good for certain movies, in real…
— Christian Bale
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Never under any circumstances take a sleeping pill and a laxative on the same night.
— Dave Barry
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When men are easy in their circumstances, they are naturally enemies to innovations.
— Joseph Addison
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If a Pope clearly realizes that he is no longer physically, psychologically, and spiritually capable of handling the duties of…
— Pope Benedict XVI
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As Nelson Mandela has pointed out, boycott is not a principle, it is a tactic depending upon circumstances. A tactic…
— John Berger
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The truth is that stress doesn't come from your boss, your kids, your spouse, traffic jams, health challenges, or other…
— Andrew Bernstein
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I cannot think of any circumstances in which a government can go to war without the support of parliament.
— Tony Blair
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