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All religions have based morality on obedience, that is to say, on voluntary slavery. That is why they have always been more pernicious than any political organization. For the latter makes use of violence, the former - of the corruption of the will.

Author: Alexander Herzen - Russian Journalist
  Political , Corruption , Violence , Slavery


No one is to blame. It is neither their fault nor ours. It is the misfortune of being born when a whole world is dying.

Author: Alexander Herzen - Russian Journalist
  World , Born , Blame , Dying


Slavery is the first step towards civilization. In order to develop it is necessary that things should be much better for some and much worse for others, then those who are better off can develop at the expense of others.

Author: Alexander Herzen - Russian Journalist
  Better , Step , Slavery , First Step


Science, which cuts its way through the muddy pond of daily life without mingling with it, casts its wealth to right and left, but the puny boatmen do not know how to fish for it.

Author: Alexander Herzen - Russian Journalist
  Life , Science , Daily , Fish


Unaware of the absurdity of it, we introduce our own petty household rules into the economy of the universe for which the life of generations, peoples, of entire planets, has no importance in relation to the general development.

Author: Alexander Herzen - Russian Journalist
  Life , Development , Universe , Rules


It is possible to lead astray an entire generation, to strike it blind, to drive it insane, to direct it towards a false goal. Napoleon proved this.

Author: Alexander Herzen - Russian Journalist
  Drive , Generation , Possible , Blind


There is nothing in the world more stubborn than a corpse: you can hit it, you can knock it to pieces, but you cannot convince it.

Author: Alexander Herzen - Russian Journalist
  You , World , Nothing , Stubborn


Liberalism, austere in political trifles, has learned ever more artfully to unite a constant protest against the government with a constant submission to it.

Author: Alexander Herzen - Russian Journalist
  More , Political , Government , Unite


Life has taught me to think, but thinking has not taught me to live.

Author: Alexander Herzen - Russian Journalist
  Life , Me , Live , Thinking


You can no more bridle passions with logic than you can justify them in the law courts. Passions are facts and not dogmas.

Author: Alexander Herzen - Russian Journalist
  You , Logic , Law , Facts


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