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"The ultimate aim of government is not to rule, or restrain, by fear, nor to exact obedience, but contrariwise, to free every man from fear, that he … - Benedictus de Spinoza
"The ultimate aim of government is not to rule, or restrain, by fear, nor to exact obedience, but contrariwise, to free every man from fear, that he may live in all possible security; in other words, to strengthen his natural right to exist and work without injury to himself or to others.
No, the object of government is not to change men from rational beings into beasts or puppets, but to enable them to develop their minds and bodies in security, and to employ their reason unshackled; neither showing hatred, anger, or deceit, nor watched with the eyes of jealousy and injustice. In fact, the true aim of government is liberty.
Benedictus De Spinoza, "Tractates Theologico-Politicus" 1670, Amsterdam
Trans RHM Elwes 1937"
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Benedictus de Spinoza (24 November 1632 – 21 February 1677) was a social and metaphysical philosopher known for the elaborate development of his monist philosophy, which has become known as Spinozism. Controversy regarding his ideas led to his excommunication from the Jewish community of his native Amsterdam. He was named Baruch ("blessed" in Hebrew) Spinoza by his synagogue elders and known as Bento de Spinoza or Bento d'Espiñoza, but afterwards used the name Benedictus ("blessed" in Latin) de Spinoza.
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Native Name:
בָּרוּךְ שְׂפִּינוֹזָה
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Benedito de Espinosa
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Benedict de Spinoza
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Baruch de Espinosa
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Barukh Shpinozah
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Benoît de Spinoza
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Sbīnūzā
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Ispīnūzā
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Barukh Spinoza
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Bento de Espinosa
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Baruch d' Espinoza
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Shpinozah
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Baruch de Spinoza
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Spinoza
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Benoit de Spinoza
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Benedictus De Spinoza
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Benedictus Spinoza
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Baruch Spinoza
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Baruch Benedictus de Spinoza
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والواقع أنَّ هذا اليقين النَّبوي لم يكُن يقينًا رياضيًّا، بل كان يَقينًا خُلقيًّا فحسب، وهذا ما يؤيده الكتاب نفسه في التثنية (الإصحاح ١٣) عندما يضع موسى هذا المبدأ وهو أنه إذا أراد نَبيٌّ ما أن يدعو إلى آلهةٍ جديدة، فيجِب الحُكم عليه بالقتل حتى ولو أيَّدَ عقيدته بالآياتِ والمُعجزات، ذلك أنَّ الله، كما يُضيف موسى، هو نفسه الذي يقوم بالآيات وبالمُعجزات ليمتحِنَ الشعب. وقد حذَّر المسيح تلامِذَته على النحوِ نفسه كما ذكر متَّى (٢٤: ٢٤)، ويقول حزقيال بعبارة أوضح (١٤: ٩) إنَّ الله يخدَع البشر في بعض الأحيان بوحيٍ كاذبٍ فيقول: «وإذا أغوى النبيُّ (نبيٌ كاذب) وتكلَّم بكلامٍ فأكون أنا الربُّ قد أغويتُ ذلك النبي.» ويُعطينا ميخا الشهادة نفسها (انظر: الملوك الأول، ٢١: ٢٢) بصدد أنبياء أخآب
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There is no substitute for knowledge, self-knowledge, or a metaphysical understanding of the score and one's relationship to it; and no amount of talent or even training can compensate for the lack of all these elements. 'Man thinks,' says Spinoza, and this thinking is the result of a dialogue between the intellect, the emotions and the intuition. This is not only true of the thinking of each individual, but of groups of people and even of nations.
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