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The most we can say of democracy or freedom is that they give our personal abilities a little more influence on our well-being.

Karl Popper

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
The game of science is, in principle, without end.
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End Game One Liner Principle Science
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
Our knowledge can only be finite, while our ignorance must necessarily be infinite.
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Deep Knowledge Necessary Philosophy
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
Science may be described as the art of systematic oversimplification.
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Art Science Simplicity
A theory that explains everything, explains nothing.
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One Liner Philosophy Theory
Those who promise us paradise on earth never produced anything but hell.
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Hell Philosophy
He who decides one day that scientific statements do not call for any further test and that they can be regarded as finally verified retires from the game.
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Call Decision Game Himself Science
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
In so far as a scientific statement speaks about reality, it must be falsifiable: and in so far as it is not falsifiable, it does not speak about reality.
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Philosophy Reality Science Speak
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
Science must begin with myths, and with the criticism of myths.
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Beginning Science
We must regard all laws or theories as hypothetical or conjectural; that is, as guesses.
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Law Philosophy Theory
What we need and what we want is to moralize politics, not to politicize morals.
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Deep Moral Need Politics

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