#natural

From the naturalistic point of view, all men are equal. There are only two exceptions to this rule of naturalistic equality: geniuses and idiots. ↗

— Mikhail Bakunin

#equality #exceptions #geniuses #idiots #men

Purity is not imposed upon us as though it were a kind of punishment, it is one of those mysterious but obvious conditions of that supernatural knowledge of ourselves in the Divine, which we speak of as faith. Impurity does not destroy this knowledge, it slays our need for it. ↗

— Georges Bernanos

#destroy #divine #does #faith #imposed

Unfortunately this earth is not a fairy-land, but a struggle for life, perfectly natural and therefore extremely harsh. ↗

— Martin Bormann

#extremely #harsh #life #natural #perfectly

If one age believes too much it is natural that another believes too little. ↗

— Ludwig Borne

#another #believes #little #much #natural

I see humanity now as one vast plant, needing for its highest fulfillment only love, the natural blessings of the great outdoors, and intelligent crossing and selection. ↗

— Luther Burbank

#blessings #crossing #fulfillment #great #highest

It appears first, that liberty is a natural, and government an adventitious right, because all men were originally free. ↗

— Thomas Clarkson

#because #first #free #government #liberty

The electronic spectrum is the only natural resource in which there's no such thing as private property rights. You can't own a piece of the spectrum. ↗

— Adrian Cronauer

#natural #natural resource #only #own #piece

Darwin's idea of natural selection makes people uncomfortable because it reverses the direction of tradition. ↗

— Daniel Dennett

#darwin #direction #idea #makes #natural

We wish to be citizens of the United States or citizens of Puerto Rico. In either case, with all the inherent rights of a natural sovereignty. ↗

— Jose de Diego

#citizens #either #inherent #natural #puerto

Talking to other people while you're cooking, it doesn't come naturally. ↗

— Giada De Laurentiis

#cooking #naturally #other #people #talking