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Robert Morrison MacIver, born on April 17, 1882, and died on June 15, 1970, was an unknown profession scholar. His life, achievements, and influence are currently limited in available information.

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Famous Robert Morrison MacIver Quotes

“The Greatest evils inflicted by man over the face of the Earth are wrought not by the self-seekers, the pleasure lovers, or the merely amoral, but by the fervent devotees of ethical principles.”

Men Self Earth Faces Evil Pleasure Principles Lovers Ethical Seekers Fervent Devotee Ethical Principles

Book:Politics and Society

Source: Politics and Society

“It is no more the function of government to impose a moral code than to impose a religious code. And for the same reason.”

Reason Government Religious Liberty Moral Function Libertarian Code Libertarianism Moral Code

Book:The Web of Government

Source: The Web of Government

“We are apt to think we know what time is because we can measure it, but no sooner do we reflect upon it than that illusion goes. So it appears that the range of the measureable is not the range of the knowable. There are things we can measure, like time, but yet our minds do not grasp their meaning. There are things we cannot measure, like happiness or pain, and yet their meaning is perfectly clear to us.”

Thinking Knows Mind Pain Science Time Knowledge Clear Illusion Range Measurement

Author:Robert Morrison MacIver

“The healthy being craves an occasional wildness, a jolt from normality, a sharpening of the edge of appetite, his own little festival of Saturnalia, a brief excursion from his way of life.”

Way Littles Success Healthy Stress Edges Appetite Relaxation Crave Festivals Occasional Normality Wildness Excursions Sharpening

Author:Robert Morrison MacIver

“The virtue of democracy is that is has placed limits on the absoluteness of power.”

Virtue Democracy Limits

Author:Robert Morrison MacIver

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Born: April 17, 1882
Died: June 15, 1970
Known for: Author
Quotes: 5

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