Edmund Yates Professions : Novelist Born : July 3, 1831 Died : May 20, 1894 Browse All Authors Famous Quotes by Edmund Yates The proper direction of man's thought is not toward the creation of new laws for government, but toward the acceptance of every person's moral dignity. Edmund Yates acceptance law men Similar Authors Adam Johnson novelist Ivan Goncharov novelist Binnie Kirshenbaum novelist Bruce Jay Friedman novelist Buchi Emecheta novelist Bryce Courtenay novelist All Authors