COMPASSION

Affirmation of life is the spiritual act by which man ceases to live thoughtlessly and begins to devote himself to his life
with reverence in order to give it true value.
— Albert Schweitzer

11/23/2011

Freedom, Equality, Justice


The ultimate aim of government is not to rule, or restrain, by fear,
nor to exact obedience, but contrariwise, to free every man from fear,
that he may live in all possible security; in other words, to
strengthen his natural right to exist and work without injury to
himself or others.

No, the object of government is not to change men from rational
beings into beasts or puppets, but to enable them to develop their
minds and bodies in security, and to employ their reason unshackled;
neither showing hatred, anger, or deceit, nor watched with the eyes of
jealousy and injustice. In fact, the true aim of government is liberty.

--Baruch Spinoza




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