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True ignorance is not the absence of knowledge, but the refusal to acquire it.

Karl Popper

What we need and what we want is to moralize politics, not to politicize morals.
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Deep Moral Need Politics
All life is problem-solving.
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Life One Liner Philosophy
Those who promise us paradise on earth never produced anything but hell.
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Hell Philosophy
Those who promise us paradise on earth never produced anything but hell.
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Hell Nature Promise
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
Great men may make great mistakes.
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Greatness Men Mistake One Liner
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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Avoid Demand Greatness Happiness Philosophy Prayer Suffering
History has no meaning.
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History One Liner
True ignorance is not the absence of knowledge, but the refusal to acquire it.
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Knowledge Philosophy True
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
The method of learning by trial and error – of learning from our mistakes – seems to be fundamentally the same whether it is practiced by lower or by higher animals, by chimpanzees, or by men of science.
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Animal Learning Man Mistakes Ourselves Science
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.
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Philosophy Respect Search Truth
Every intellectual has a very special responsibility. He has the privilege and the opportunity of studying.
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Himself Privilege Responsibility Special Study
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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Book Deep Learning Moment
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
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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Deep Destroy Oppression Philosophy Prepare Tolerance

True ignorance is not the absence of knowledge, but the refusal to acquire it.

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