“All this we see, and, therefore, instead of inanely repeating the old formula, "Respect the law," we say, "Despise law and all its Attributes!"”

Source: Law and Authority (1886), I
Context: All this we see, and, therefore, instead of inanely repeating the old formula, "Respect the law," we say, "Despise law and all its Attributes!" In place of the cowardly phrase, "Obey the law," our cry, is "Revolt against all laws!"

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Russian zoologist, evolutionary theorist, philosopher, scie… 1842–1921

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