"Revealed religion is one thing, revealed legislation, another."

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Source : Moses Mendelssohn (2011). “Moses Mendelssohn: Writings on Judaism, Christianity, and the Bible”, p.87, UPNE

Moses Mendelssohn

#Legislation Quotes

“I think we have a moral obligation to our children that can be easily summarized: number one, protect them from harm.”
“It is a zealot's faith that blasts the shrines of the false god, but builds no temple to the true.”
“I'm very much a bit of a ghost presence.”
“Only out of stir and change is born new salvation. To deny that is to deny belief in man, to turn our backs on courage!”
“Only men you can count on these days are Ben and Jerry.”
“She haunted him, as an ungenerous action haunts one.”
“Today I would say, 'I am against plastic surgery.' It's a grave act. An act that touches our soul. It was frightening.”

Source : "Biography / Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“"You, who are on the road, must have a code that you can live by-"* You'll find universal agreement on the value of a behavior code, on the need for some sort of ethical system. Even the crooks count on "honor among thieves," and countries actually wage war according to certain rules. On the job and in the rest of our day-to-day living, we each need a "code for the road."”

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