Liberty, equality, — bad principles! The only true principle for humanity is justice, and justice towards the feeble becomes necessarily protection or kindness.


Undated entry of December 1863 or early 1864, as translated by Humphry Ward (1893), p. 215 - Journal Intime (1882) - Journal entries

Henri-Frédéric Amiel Quotes

Liberty, equality, — bad principles! The only true principle for humanity is justice, and justice towards the feeble becomes necessarily protection ...

Liberty, equality, — bad principles! The only true principle for humanity is justice, and justice towards the feeble becomes necessarily protection ...

Liberty, equality, — bad principles! The only true principle for humanity is justice, and justice towards the feeble becomes necessarily protection ...

Liberty, equality, — bad principles! The only true principle for humanity is justice, and justice towards the feeble becomes necessarily protection ...