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Would it be possible to stand still on one spot more majestically - while simulating a triumphant march forward - than it is done by the two English Houses of Parliament?

~Alexander Herzen

Topics: Done English Forward Houses March More Parliament Possible Spot Stand Still Than Triumphant Two While Would

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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.

~Alexander Herzen

Topics: Casts Cuts Daily Daily Life Fish How Know Left Life Muddy Pond Right Science Through Way Wealth Which Without

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Everything in Italy that is particularly elegant and grand borders upon insanity and absurdity or at least is reminiscent of childhood.

~Alexander Herzen

Topics: Absurdity Borders Childhood Elegant Everything Grand Insanity Italy Least Particularly

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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.

~Alexander Herzen

Topics: Better Better Off Civilization Develop Expense First First Step Much Necessary Off Order Others Should Slavery Some Step Then Things Those Towards Who Worse

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Modern Western thought will pass into history and be incorporated in it, will have its influence and its place, just as our body will pass into the composition of grass, of sheep, of cutlets, and of men.

~Alexander Herzen

Topics: Body Composition Grass History Incorporated Influence Just Men Modern Our Pass Place Sheep Thought Western Will

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If nations always moved from one set of furnished rooms to another - and always into a better set - things might be easier, but the trouble is that there is no one to prepare the new rooms. The future is worse than the ocean - there is nothing there.

~Alexander Herzen

Topics: Always Another Better Easier Furnished Future Might Moved Nations New Nothing Ocean Prepare Rooms Set Than Things Trouble Worse

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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.

~Alexander Herzen

Topics: All Religions Always Any Based Been Corruption Former Latter Makes Morality More Obedience Organization Political Religions Say Slavery Than Use Violence Voluntary Why Will

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Biography

Nationality: Russian

Type: Journalist

Born: April 6th, 1812

Died: January 21st, 1870

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