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Every intellectual has a very special responsibility. He has the privilege and the opportunity of studying.

Karl Popper

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
While differing widely in the various little bits we know, in our infinite ignorance we are all equal.
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Deep Difference Equality Ourselves Philosophy
If our civilization is to survive, we must break with the habit of deference to great men.
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Break Greatness Men Ourselves Survive
“We don’t know anything” and believed that this was the most important philosophical truth.
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Believe Important Philosophy Truth
Science may be described as the art of systematic oversimplification.
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Art Science Simplicity
History has no meaning.
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History One Liner
The future depends on ourselves, and we do not depend on any historical necessity.
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Future History Necessary Ourselves
Science is most significant as one of the greatest spiritual adventures that man has yet known.
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Adventure Greatness Man Science Spiritual
Our knowledge can only be finite, while our ignorance must necessarily be infinite.
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Deep Knowledge Necessary Philosophy
Great men may make great mistakes.
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Greatness Men Mistake One Liner
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
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
I would rather find a single causal law than be the king of Persia!
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Law Myself
Those who promise us paradise on earth never produced anything but hell.
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Hell Nature Promise
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
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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Impossible Philosophy Remember Speak Yourself

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