Whatsoever is contrary to nature is contrary to reason, and whatsoever is contrary to reason is absurd. – Baruch Spinoza
Freedom is absolutely necessary for the progress in science and the liberal arts. – Baruch Spinoza

Whatsoever is contrary to nature is contrary to reason, and whatsoever is contrary to reason is absurd. – Baruch Spinoza
Freedom is absolutely necessary for the progress in science and the liberal arts. – Baruch Spinoza
The highest activity a human being can attain is learning for understanding, because to understand is to be free. – Baruch Spinoza
Peace is not an absence of war, it is a virtue, a state of mind, a disposition for benevolence, confidence, justice. – Baruch Spinoza