No rational argument will have a rational effect on a man who does not want to adopt a rational attitude.
KARL POPPERI hold that he who teaches that not reason but love should rule opens up the way for those who rule by hate.
More Karl Popper Quotes
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The conspiracy theory of society, comes from abandoning God and then asking: “Who is in his place?”
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If you can’t say it simply and clearly, keep quiet, and keep working on it till you can.
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All life is problem-solving.
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While differing widely in the various little bits we know, in our infinite ignorance we are all equal.
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We may become the makers of our fate when we have ceased to pose as its prophets.
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Every intellectual has a very special responsibility. He has the privilege and the opportunity of studying.
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The quest for precision is analogous to the quest for certainty, and both should be abandoned.
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Science may be described as the art of systematic oversimplification.
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In my view, aiming at simplicity and lucidity is a moral duty of all intellectuals: lack of clarity is a sin, and pretentiousness is a crime.
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Theology, I still think, is due to a lack of faith.
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We can all participate in the heritage of man. We all can help to preserve it. And we can all make our own modest contribution to it.
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Those who promise us paradise on earth never produced anything but hell.
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What we need and what we want is to moralize politics, not to politicize morals.
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The simple truth is that truth is hard to come by, and that once found may easily be lost again.
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The essential feature of dualist-interactionism is that the mind and brain are independent entities and that they interact by quantum physics.
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