"The state has physical power and uses it when necessary; the power of religion is love and beneficence."
― Moses Mendelssohn
Topic(s):
Attitude
More From Moses Mendelssohn
- "Revealed religion is one thing, revealed legislation, another."
- "Judaism boasts of no exclusive revelation of eternal truths that are indispensable to salvation, of no revealed religion in the sense in which that term is usually understood."
- "Instead, it appears to be a particular mark of beauty that it is considered with tranquil satisfaction; that it pleases if we also do not possess it and we are still far removed from demanding to possess it."
More In Attitude
- "After working for years in Hollywood where the actors have taken over, it was a real relief to get down there and not only have some children, but also have some actors that had no attitude."― Phillip Noyce
- "The American attitude is ‘We’re the best’. That’s why the NBA guys who come from other countries, the Europeans, all sort of stick together away from the game."― Andrew Bogut
- "Civil marriage, like all civil rights provided by the government, must be provided equally to all Americans."― Todd Jealous