Quote by William Blake
Prisons are built with stones of Law. Brothels with the bricks of

Prisons are built with stones of Law. Brothels with the bricks of religion. – William Blake

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Want of money and the distress of a thief can never be alleged as the cause of his thieving, for many honest people endure greater hardships with fortitude. We must therefore seek the cause elsewhere than in want of money, for that is the misers passion, not the thief s. – William Blake

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He who would do good to another must do it in Minute Particulars: general Good is the plea of the scoundrel, hypocrite, and flatterer, for Art and Science cannot exist but in minutely organized Particulars. – William Blake

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Whether you call it Buddhism or another religion, self-discipline, thats important. Self-discipline with awareness of consequences. – Dalai Lama

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The hierarchy of class in London was rigid. It was like a religion. It still is to a certain extent. – Ben Kingsley

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So much of religion is exegesis. I would rather follow in the footprints of Christ than all of the dogma. – Christy Turlington

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The Virgin Mary was an unwed teenage mother. – Author Unknown

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War, except in self-defense, is a failure of moral imagination. – Bill Moyers

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The problems that exist in the world today cannot be solved by the level of thinking that created them. – Albert Einstein

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Dream the impossible because dreams do come true. – Elijah Wood

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