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I hold that he who teaches that not reason but love should rule opens up the way for those who rule by hate.

Karl Popper

Theories are nets cast to catch what we call ‘the world’: to rationalize, to explain, and to master it. We endeavor to make the mesh ever finer and finer.
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Fine Perfection Theory World
Those who promise us paradise on earth never produced anything but hell.
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Hell Philosophy
History has no meaning.
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History One Liner
Great men may make great mistakes.
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Greatness Men Mistake One Liner
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
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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Help Man Nature Ourselves
We may become the makers of our fate when we have ceased to pose as its prophets.
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Fate Ourselves Philosophy Success
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
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
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
The game of science is, in principle, without end.
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End Game One Liner Principle Science
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
Science must begin with myths, and with the criticism of myths.
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Beginning Science
What we need and what we want is to moralize politics, not to politicize morals.
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Deep Moral Need Politics
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

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