A Quote by Anatole France
Nature, in her indifference, makes no distinction between good and evil.
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It is almost impossible systematically to constitute a natural moral law. Nature has no principles. She furnishes us with no reason to believe that human life is to be respected. Nature, in her indifference, makes no distinction between good and evil.
Nature has no principles. She makes no distinction between good and evil.
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