Robert LeFevre on Wisdom
Browse 2 quotations attributed to Robert LeFevre, catalogued under wisdom, with dates where available.
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Attributed to Robert LeFevre, entry #200297: "If people are capable of committing evil deeds, then the people occupying the offices of government will be cut from the same cloth. They are evildoers, too. There is not a single…"
Attributed to Robert LeFevre, entry #130265: "We know that men cannot be compelled to be good. They can only be prevented from being bad—a negative condition. We know from bitter experience that men cannot be forced into doin…"
2 Quotes by Robert LeFevre on Wisdom
"If people are capable of committing evil deeds, then the people occupying the offices of government will be cut from the same cloth. They are evildoers, too. There is not a single shred of evidence that they will be otherwise."
"We know that men cannot be compelled to be good. They can only be prevented from being bad—a negative condition. We know from bitter experience that men cannot be forced into doing the wise thing, for such a forcement is foolishness."