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The Religion that is most nearly akin to a philosophical reconstruction would seem to be that of Brahmanism.

— John Stuart Mackenzie

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Tyranny is usually tempered with assassination, and Democracy must be tempered with culture. In the absence of this, it turns into a representation of collective folly.

An Introduction to Social Philosophy‎ (1895)

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The Puritan hated bear-baiting, not because it gave pain to the bear, but because it gave pleasure to the spectators.

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