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Pierre Leroux Quotes on Politics

Pierre-Henri Leroux was a French philosopher, journalist, and one of the founders of nineteenth-century French socialism. This page collects quotes attributed to Pierre Leroux on the topic of politics, drawn from across the philosopher's works.

Quotes

  • Attributed to Pierre Leroux:

    “Socialism is the new religion of humanity.”

  • Attributed to Pierre Leroux:

    “Cooperation, not competition, is the law of progress.”

  • Attributed to Pierre Leroux:

    “Each generation must hand on the torch of liberty to the next.”

  • Attributed to Pierre Leroux:

    “The state owes every citizen the means of a humane life.”