Redruth Posted February 19, 2013 Share Posted February 19, 2013 tolstoy was quite outspoken and angered many with his words of wisdom against government, warfare, money, and the church. he was against the church, yet his beliefs were centered around the true meaning of what the church was (is) trying to hide and control (manipulate), use for power and control over humanity instead of goodwill for all humanity. leo tolstoy was an eloquent, revolutionary with many brilliant things to say. "Money is a new form of slavery, distinguishable from the old simply by the fact that there is no human relation between master and slave." "Slavery is taking the fruit of another's labor by force, whether the force is based on ownership of the slave or the money he needs to live." "In our day the feeling of patriotism is an unnatural, irrational, and harmful feeling, and a cause of a great part of the ills from which mankind is suffering; and ... consequently, this feeling should not be cultivated, as is now being done, but should, on the contrary, be suppressed and eradicated by all means available to rational men." "Patriotism in its simplest, clearest, and most undoubted meaning is for rulers nothing else but a means of realizing their ambitions and venal ends; for the governed it is a renouncing of human dignity, intelligence, and conscience, and a slavish submission to the rulers. Wherever patriotism is championed, it is preached invariably in that shape. Patriotism is slavery." "You'd think it would be clear to men who can reason that violence breeds violence & that the only escape from it is to not take part in it." - Leo Tolstoy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest dese manz hatin Posted February 19, 2013 Share Posted February 19, 2013 troon did you know that the original title of "war and peace" was actually "war, what is it good for"? doesn't sound all that "genius", init. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Frankie5fingers Posted February 19, 2013 Share Posted February 19, 2013 troon did you know that the original title of "war and peace" was actually "war, what is it good for"? FLOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Roksen Creek Posted February 19, 2013 Share Posted February 19, 2013 In my humble opinion, the greatest writer of them all. I'm not really bothered about his personal life or beliefs. I know he was quite the gambler. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spratters Posted February 19, 2013 Share Posted February 19, 2013 "I raise you all in, bitch!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Roksen Creek Posted February 19, 2013 Share Posted February 19, 2013 He also admitted to cheating. Don't trust that face. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest zaphod Posted February 19, 2013 Share Posted February 19, 2013 i think he's pretty well understood. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest isaki Posted February 19, 2013 Share Posted February 19, 2013 never change your avatar, zaphod. it goes with everything you write Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lumpenprol Posted February 20, 2013 Share Posted February 20, 2013 He is awesome, but Dostoevsky pwns him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dr lopez Posted February 20, 2013 Share Posted February 20, 2013 tolstoy was quite outspoken and angered many with his words of wisdom against government, warfare, money, and the church. he was against the church, yet his beliefs were centered around the true meaning of what the church was (is) trying to hide and control (manipulate), use for power and control over humanity instead of goodwill for all humanity. leo tolstoy was an eloquent, revolutionary with many brilliant things to say. "Money is a new form of slavery, distinguishable from the old simply by the fact that there is no human relation between master and slave." "Slavery is taking the fruit of another's labor by force, whether the force is based on ownership of the slave or the money he needs to live." "In our day the feeling of patriotism is an unnatural, irrational, and harmful feeling, and a cause of a great part of the ills from which mankind is suffering; and ... consequently, this feeling should not be cultivated, as is now being done, but should, on the contrary, be suppressed and eradicated by all means available to rational men." "Patriotism in its simplest, clearest, and most undoubted meaning is for rulers nothing else but a means of realizing their ambitions and venal ends; for the governed it is a renouncing of human dignity, intelligence, and conscience, and a slavish submission to the rulers. Wherever patriotism is championed, it is preached invariably in that shape. Patriotism is slavery." "You'd think it would be clear to men who can reason that violence breeds violence & that the only escape from it is to not take part in it." - Leo Tolstoy and then he became a giant shitty christian and abandoned his family for the woods. whatta cunt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prdctvsm Posted February 20, 2013 Share Posted February 20, 2013 "After drinking the icy water, the horse sighed, moving his wet, firm lips, from the whiskers of which transparent drops dripped into the trough, and stood still as if in thought; then suddenly he gave a loud snort." - Tolstoy. free .pdf of his "What is Art": http://archive.org/details/whatisart00tolsuoft Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lumpenprol Posted February 20, 2013 Share Posted February 20, 2013 Wow I had no idea he wrote in English Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Iain C Posted February 20, 2013 Share Posted February 20, 2013 Tolstoy was a brilliant man. If you're interested in his late politics (or the idea of Christian anarchism in general) then you need to read The Kingdom of God is Within You. It's fascinating! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redruth Posted February 20, 2013 Author Share Posted February 20, 2013 In my humble opinion, the greatest writer of them all. I'm not really bothered about his personal life or beliefs. I know he was quite the gambler. He also admitted to cheating. Don't trust that face. it is only when we lose our genuine wanting for change that we truly fall and even then, there is always the chance that we will eventually regain proper perspective and root out our folly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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