The law of violence is not a law, but a simple fact which can only be a law when it does not meet with protest and opposition. It is like the cold, darkness and weight, which people had to put up with until recently when warmth, illumination and leverage were discovered....


A Confession and Other Religious Writings (ed. Penguin UK, 1987) - ISBN: 9780141903828

Leo Tolstoy Quotes

The law of violence is not a law, but a simple fact which can only be a law when it does not meet with protest and opposition. It is like the cold,...

The law of violence is not a law, but a simple fact which can only be a law when it does not meet with protest and opposition. It is like the cold,...

The law of violence is not a law, but a simple fact which can only be a law when it does not meet with protest and opposition. It is like the cold,...

The law of violence is not a law, but a simple fact which can only be a law when it does not meet with protest and opposition. It is like the cold,...