From a letter to Nikolai Ozmidov (1878):
Now assume that there is no God, or immortality of the soul. Now tell me, why should I live righteously and do good deeds, if I am to die entirely on earth?...And if that is so, why shouldn't I (as long as I can rely on my cleverness and agility to avoid being caught by the law) cut another man's throat, rob and steal?
-Quoted by Alister McGrath. The Passionate Intellect. (158-159)
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