Those who promise us paradise on earth never produced anything but hell.
KARL POPPERIt 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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While differing widely in the various little bits we know, in our infinite ignorance we are all equal.
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History has no meaning.
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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 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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The essential feature of dualist-interactionism is that the mind and brain are independent entities and that they interact by quantum physics.
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A theory that explains everything, explains nothing.
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Instead of the greatest happiness for the greatest number, one should demand, more modestly, the least amount of avoidable suffering for all.
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Great men may make great mistakes.
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Theology, I still think, is due to a lack of faith.
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Every intellectual has a very special responsibility. He has the privilege and the opportunity of studying.
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Those who promise us paradise on earth never produced anything but hell.
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Always remember that it is impossible to speak in such a way that you cannot be misunderstood: there will always be some who misunderstand you.
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Science may be described as the art of systematic oversimplification.
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Theories are nets cast to catch what we call ‘the world’: to rationalize, to explain, and to master it. We endeavor to make the mesh ever finer and finer.
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The simple truth is that truth is hard to come by, and that once found may easily be lost again.
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