“All laws which can be violated without doing any one any injury are laughed at. Nay, so far are they from doing anything to control the desires and passions of menб that, on the contrary, they direct and incite men's thoughts the more toward those very objects, for we always strive toward what is forbidden and desire the things we are not allowed to have. And men of leisure are never deficient in the ingenuity needed to enable them to outwit laws framed to regulate things which cannot be entirely forbidden... He who tries to determine everything by law will foment crime rather than lessen it.”
Quote by Baruch Spinoza
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Baruch Spinoza
Baruch Spinoza, a 17th-century Dutch philosopher of Jewish descent, is renowned for his unique philosophical thoughts and critical analysis of religion. Spinoza's philosophy emphasizes the unity of reason, nature, and God, and has had a profound impact on Western philosophy. more
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