Men who are ruled by reason desire nothing for themselves which they would not wish for all mankind.
BARUCH SPINOZAThe most tyrannical of governments are those which make crimes of opinions, for everyone has an inalienable right to his thoughts.
More Baruch Spinoza Quotes
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The highest activity a human being can attain is learning for understanding, because to understand is to be free.
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The most tyrannical of governments are those which make crimes of opinions, for everyone has an inalienable right to his thoughts.
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No matter how thin you slice it, there will always be two sides.
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Philosophy has no end in view save truth; faith looks for nothing but obedience and piety.
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Freedom is absolutely necessary for the progress in science and the liberal arts.
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Happiness is a virtue, not its reward.
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There can be no hope without fear, and no fear without hope.
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Nothing in Nature is random. A thing appears random only through the incompleteness of our knowledge.
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He who seeks equality between unequals seeks an absurdity.
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What everyone wants from life is continuous and genuine happiness.
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Freedom is self-determination.
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Do not weep; do not wax indignant. Understand.
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Blessed are the weak who think that they are good because they have no claws.
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I do not know how to teach philosophy without becoming a disturber of established religion.
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Nature has no goal in view, and final causes are only human imaginings.
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