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We all have an unscientific weakness for being always in the right, and this weakness seems to be particularly common among professional and amateur politicians.

Karl Popper

It is complete nihilism to propose laying down arms in a world where atom bombs are around. It is very simple: there is no way of achieving peace other than with weapons.
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Achieve Peace Simplicity Weapon World
The simple truth is that truth is hard to come by, and that once found may easily be lost again.
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Easy Hard Lost Philosophy Simplicity Truth
The most we can say of democracy or freedom is that they give our personal abilities a little more influence on our well-being.
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Ability Democracy Freedom
We must regard all laws or theories as hypothetical or conjectural; that is, as guesses.
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Law Philosophy Theory
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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Existence Man Philosophy Spiritual
If you can’t say it simply and clearly, keep quiet, and keep working on it till you can.
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Quiet Science Simplicity Yourself
A theory that explains everything, explains nothing.
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One Liner Philosophy Theory
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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Believe Choice Freedom Lost Philosophy Prepare Thinking Victory Wrong
True ignorance is not the absence of knowledge, but the refusal to acquire it.
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Knowledge Philosophy True
The wise man belongs to all countries, for the home of a great soul is the whole world.
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Greatness Home Man Philosophy Soul Spiritual Wisdom World
“It can’t happen here” is always wrong: a dictatorship can happen anywhere.
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Politics Wrong
Science must begin with myths, and with the criticism of myths.
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Beginning Science
“We don’t know anything” and believed that this was the most important philosophical truth.
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Believe Important Philosophy Truth
I hold that he who teaches that not reason but love should rule opens up the way for those who rule by hate.
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Hate Love Myself Philosophy Teaching
I would rather find a single causal law than be the king of Persia!
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Law Myself
In philosophy methods are unimportant; any method is legitimate if it leads to results capable of being rationally discussed.
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Important Philosophy Result

We all have an unscientific weakness for being always in the right, and this weakness seems to be particularly common among professional and amateur politicians.

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