Richard M. Weaver Professions : Philosopher Born : March 3, 1910 Died : April 1, 1963 Browse All Authors Top 84 quotes by Richard M. Weaver The true religion, it is said, is service to mankind; but this service seems to take the form of securing for him an unconditional victory over nature. Now this attitude is impious, for, as has been noted, it violates the belief that creation or nature is fundamentally good, that the ultimate reason for its laws is a mystery, and that acts of defiance such as are daily celebrated by the newspapers are subversive of cosmos. Richard M. Weaver victory law attitude The case of the Baconians is not won until it has been proved that the substitution of covetousness for wantlessness, or an ascending spiral of desires for a stable requirement of necessities, leads to a happier condition. Richard M. Weaver ascending requirements desire Man is constantly being assured that he has more power than ever before in history, but his daily experience is one of powerlessness. ... If he is with a business organization, the odds are great that he has sacrificed every other kind of independence in return for that dubious one known as financial. Richard M. Weaver odds organization men We cannot be too energetic in reminding our nihilists and positivists that this is a world of action and history. Richard M. Weaver nihilist action world Similar Authors F. H. Bradley philosopher Irving Copi philosopher Ivan Ilyin philosopher Ivan Illich philosopher Bion of Borysthenes philosopher Bonaventure philosopher All Authors