Avidity Quotes
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Was man made stupid to see his own stupidity? Is God by
definition indifferent, beyond us all? Is the eternal
truth man's fighting soul Wherein the Beast
ravens in its own avidity?
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More Avidity Quotes
An avidity to punish is always dangerous to liberty. It leads men to stretch, to misinterpret, and to misapply even the best of laws. He that would make his own liberty secure must guard even his enemy from oppression; for if he violates this duty he establishes a precedent that will reach to himself.
thomas paine— Thomas Paine, First Principles of Government (1795).
An avidity to punish is always dangerous to liberty. It leads men to stretch, to misinterpret, and to misapply even the best of laws. He that would make his own liberty secure must guard even his enemy from oppression; for if he violates this duty he establishes a precedent that will reach to himself. ~ Thomas Paine
— used 21 January 2005, selected by Kalki
