Quote#Politics & Power
Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law
Quote byAleister Crowley · 1875–1947
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: ' (1904), I:40 This famous statement derives from several historic precedents, including that of François Rabelais in describing the rule of his Abbey of Thélème in Gargantua and Pantagruel: Fait ce que vouldras (Do what thou wilt), which was later used by the Hellfire Club established by Sir Franci.
English (original)
Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law.
— Aleister Crowley
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