Politics and human nature

Explore 1 quote about Politics and human nature

These are my politics: to change what we can; to better what we can; but still to bear in mind that man is but a devil weakly fettered by some generous beliefs and impositions; and for no word however nobly sounding, and no cause however just and pious, to relax the stricture of these bonds.

Robert Louis Stevenson

More information about this quote

Topic

Politics and human nature Human nature Political theory

Author

Robert Louis Stevenson

Language

English

Time

1885 1880s 19th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Stevenson, Robert Louis and Fanny Stevenson. "Epilogue of the Cigar Divan." More New Arabian Nights: The Dynamiter. London: Longmans, Green & Co., 1885.