Baruch Spinoza, (1632-1677) Dutch philosopher of Sephardi Portuguese origin Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Comment on this quote Share via Email Print this Page Baruch Spinoza Quote “Laws directed against opinions affect the generous-minded rather than the wicked, and are adapted less for coercing criminals than for irritating the upright.”Baruch Spinoza ~ Baruch Spinoza (1632-1677) Dutch philosopher of Sephardi Portuguese origincited in Atlantic Monthly, January 1955Ratings and Comments Reply Anonymous 1/14/09 Reply Mike, Norwalk 9/8/09 The Obamunist's desire to reduce charitable donation right offs in favor of more government intrusion to private lives comes to mind. The criminal statist theocracy's patrons are not coerced but rather, the upright, loving, and charitable are abused and irritated. Reply jim k, austin 9/8/09 Reply cal, lewisville, tx 9/8/09 Reply J Carlton, Calgary 9/8/09 And "Federal" laws that allow for roadblocks on public highways that are supposed to be in place to look for aliens and drugs are in fact training exercises for the upright. They're being taught to comply to: "You're papers please" Yep! National Socialism is back and every American should be completely revolted at the prospect. Reply E Archer, NYC 9/10/09 Reply Ken, Allyn, WA 9/14/09 Sometimes I think most laws were made to irritate rather than to maintain good order. Even if you kick a poor, old dog repeatedly and he never bites, someday he may just have had enough and chew your leg off. I think our politicians are slowly starting to hear the growl. SaveOk2 SaveOk2 View CommentsClick to view or comment. Share on Facebook Tweet Email Print This Baruch Spinoza quote is found in these categories: About Baruch Spinoza Bio of Baruch Spinoza Quotations by Baruch Spinoza Books by/about Baruch Spinoza Baruch Spinoza videos Baruch Spinoza on Wikipedia Astrological chart for Baruch Spinoza