And it implies that if we respect truth, we must search for it by persistently searching for our errors: by indefatigable rational criticism, and self-criticism.
KARL POPPERThe wise man belongs to all countries, for the home of a great soul is the whole world.
More Karl Popper Quotes
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The conspiracy theory of society, comes from abandoning God and then asking: “Who is in his place?”
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Great men may make great mistakes.
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The wise man belongs to all countries, for the home of a great soul is the whole world.
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It is wrong to think that belief in freedom always leads to victory; we must always be prepared for it to lead to defeat. If we choose freedom, then we must be prepared to perish along with it.
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He who decides one day that scientific statements do not call for any further test and that they can be regarded as finally verified retires from the game.
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Science must begin with myths, and with the criticism of myths.
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If you can’t say it simply and clearly, keep quiet, and keep working on it till you can.
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The aim of argument, or of discussion, should not be victory but progress.
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No book can ever be finished. While working on it we learn just enough to find it immature the moment we turn away from it
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History has no meaning.
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We must plan for freedom, and not only for security, if for no other reason than only freedom can make security more secure.
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No rational argument will have a rational effect on a man who does not want to adopt a rational attitude.
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It is not the consciousness of man that determines his existence – rather, it is his social existence that determines his consciousness.
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If we are not prepared to defend a tolerant society against the onslaught of the intolerant, then the tolerant will be destroyed, and tolerance with them.
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Our knowledge can only be finite, while our ignorance must necessarily be infinite.
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