The most melancholy of human reflections, perhaps, is that, on the whole, it is a question whether the benevolence of mankind does most good or harm.

Walter Bagehot

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Topic

Good intentions Charity

Author

Walter Bagehot

Source

Physics and Politics

Genre

Political literature

Statement Type

Paradox

Language

English

Time

1872 1870s 19th century

Occupation

Journalist Writer

From

United Kingdom Europe

Authentication Score 2

Original Citation

Bagehot, Walter. "The Age of Discussion." Physics and Politics. 1872.

Current Citation

Bagehot, Walter. "The Age of Discussion." Physics and Politics. Cambridge UP, 2010.

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The only freedom the gods grant us
Is this: to submit
Of our own free will to their sovereignty
We should do just that,
Since only in the illusion of freedom
Does freedom exist.

Fernando Pessoa

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Topic
God and man Fate vs. free will Free will

Author

Fernando Pessoa
Medium
Poem
Statement Type
Paradox
Language
Portuguese
Time
1914 1910s 20th century
Authentication Score 1
Original Citation

Pessoa, Fernando (published as Ricardo Reis). "So esta liberdade nos concedem [The only freedom the gods grant us]." Odes. 1952.

Current Citation

Pessoa, Fernando. "The only freedom the gods grant us." A Little Larger Than the Entire Universe: Selected Poems, trans. Richard Zenith. Penguin, 2006.