The Kingdom of God is Within You / Christianity and Patriotism / Miscellanies

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Tolstoy Leo. The Kingdom of God is Within You / Christianity and Patriotism / Miscellanies

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REASON AND RELIGION

PATRIOTISM OR PEACE

LETTER TO ERNEST HOWARD CROSBY

INTRODUCTIONS TO BOOKS

A. STOCKHAM'S TOKOLOGY

AMIEL'S DIARY

S. T. SEMÉNOV'S PEASANT STORIES

THE WORKS OF GUY DE MAUPASSANT

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In the year 1884 I wrote a book under the title, My Religion. In this book I really expounded what my religion is.

In expounding my belief in Christ's teaching, I could not help but express the reason why I do not believe in the ecclesiastic faith, which is generally called Christianity, and why I consider it to be a delusion.

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Q. May he pay taxes to such a government?

A. No; he must not voluntarily pay the taxes, but he must also not resist their collection. The taxes imposed by the government are collected independently of the will of the subjects. It is impossible to resist the collection, without having recourse to violence; but a Christian must not use violence, and so he must give up his property to the violence which is exerted by the powers.

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