63 Quotes by Jakub Bożydar Wiśniewski

A flourishing civilization seeks wisdom, glorifies heroism, and contemplates wonder. A dying civilization seeks power, glorifies survival, and contemplates confusion. An undead civilization seeks "wellness", glorifies "authenticity", and contemplates "self-expression".

God is the first ruler in history, but Satan is the first politician.

Civilization is the process of substituting liberty for power.

Being able to do whatever we want to do is the most precious natural gift that we possess, but doing only what we ought to do is the only adequate expression of our gratitude for it.

Falsehood is not truth. Evil is not good. Ugliness is not beauty. Opinions are not facts. Fantasies are not realities. And, most of all, certainties are not platitudes.

A fool believes that the society of the future will transcend the laws of economics. A person of reason hopes that it will finally learn to respect them.

The most difficult part of renouncing evil altogether is renouncing the habit of cheering for supposedly lesser evils in their fight against supposedly greater ones.

Ethics is the politics of heaven. Politics is the ethics of hell.

Economics without ethics is a caricature. Ethics without economics is a fairy tale.