Quote by Mikhail Bakunin
A jealous lover of human liberty, deeming it the absolute conditio

A jealous lover of human liberty, deeming it the absolute condition of all that we admire and respect in humanity, I reverse the phrase of Voltaire, and say that, if God really existed, it would be necessary to abolish him. – Mikhail Bakunin

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To revolt is a natural tendency of life. Even a worm turns against the foot that crushes it. In general, the vitality and relative dignity of an animal can be measured by the intensity of its instinct to revolt. – 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 equality: geniuses and idiots. – Mikhail Bakunin

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A Boss in Heaven is the best excuse for a boss on earth, therefore If God did exist, he would have to be abolished. – Mikhail Bakunin

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The Masters is where I won my first major, and I view this tournament with great respect. After a long and necessary time away from the game, I feel like Im ready to start my season at Augusta. – Tiger Woods

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To depersonalize man is the dominant drift of our times. – Henri Frederic Amiel

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All respect for the office of the presidency aside, I assumed that the obvious and unadulterated decline of freedom and constitutional sovereignty, not to mention the efforts to curb the power of judicial review, spoke for itself. – Ruth Bader Ginsburg

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