I'm not religious in the normal sense. I believe the universe is governed by the laws of science. The laws may have been decreed by God, but God does not intervene to break the laws. Stephen Hawking
Murder, I'm afraid, if someone does not intervene.” He laughed. "Oh, you women are so melodramatic. Do no expect me to catch you when you faint.” "I would rather hit the ground. Good day, sir. Mary Robinette Kowal
Do not intervene between a person and the consequences of their own behavior. B. F. Skinner
The companies only developed if the state did not intervene in the French fashion. If on the contrary a certain degree of economic freedom was the rule, capitalism moved in firmly and adapted itself to all administrative quirks and difficulties. Fernand Braudel