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Woman is the most moral element in all humanity.

Auguste Comte

The law is this: that each of our leading conceptions-each branch of our knowledge-passes successively through three different theoretical conditions: the Theological, or fictitious: the Metaphysical, or abstract; and the Scientific, or positive.
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Conception Knowledge Law Leadership Positive Science
To understand a science it is necessary to know its history.
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History Necessary Science Understand
Everything is relative; and only that is absolute.
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Absolute Philosophy Relative
Woman is the most moral element in all humanity.
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Element Moral One Liner Society Woman
Induction for deduction, with a view to construction.
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Construction View
Mathematical Analysis is… the true rational basis of the whole system of our positive knowledge.
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Basis Knowledge Mathematics Positive System
Religion is an illusion of childhood, outgrown under proper education.
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Childhood Education Illusion Religion
Positivism is a theory of knowledge according to which the only kind of sound knowledge available to human kind is that if science grounded in observation.
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Ground Kind Knowledge Observation Positivity Science Sound Theory
The universe displays no proof of an all-directing mind.
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Display Evidence Mindset Universe
Each department of knowledge passes through three stages. The theoretic stage; the theological stage and the metaphysical or abstract stage.
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Abstract Department Knowledge Pass Theory
Know yourself to improve yourself.
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Improvement Known Yourself
The word right should be excluded from political language, as the word cause from the language of philosophy.
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Language Philosophy Politics Right Word
Nothing is destroyed until it is replaced.
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Destroy Replacement
Foreknowledge is power.
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Knowledge Power
Language forms a kind of wealth, which all can make use of at once without causing any diminution of the store, and which thus admits a complete community of enjoyment; for all, freely participating in the general treasure, unconsciously aid in its preservation.
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Enjoyment Form Language Preserve Reason Wealth
Men are not allowed to think freely about chemistry and biology: why should they be allowed to think freely about political philosophy?
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Allow Freedom Man Philosophy Politics Thinking

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