The wise man belongs to all countries, for the home of a great soul is the whole world.
KARL POPPERWhile differing widely in the various little bits we know, in our infinite ignorance we are all equal.
More Karl Popper Quotes
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The future depends on ourselves, and we do not depend on any historical necessity.
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No rational argument will have a rational effect on a man who does not want to adopt a rational attitude.
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What we need and what we want is to moralize politics, not to politicize morals.
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The game of science is, in principle, without end.
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Theology, I still think, is due to a lack of faith.
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It is wrong to think that belief in freedom always leads to victory; we must always be prepared for it to lead to defeat. If we choose freedom, then we must be prepared to perish along with it.
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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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We may become the makers of our fate when we have ceased to pose as its prophets.
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Our knowledge can only be finite, while our ignorance must necessarily be infinite.
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I would rather find a single causal law than be the king of Persia!
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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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Those who promise us paradise on earth never produced anything but hell.
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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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Those who promise us paradise on earth never produced anything but hell.
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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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The most we can say of democracy or freedom is that they give our personal abilities a little more influence on our well-being.
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True ignorance is not the absence of knowledge, but the refusal to acquire it.
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“It can’t happen here” is always wrong: a dictatorship can happen anywhere.
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Science is most significant as one of the greatest spiritual adventures that man has yet known.
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Science must begin with myths, and with the criticism of myths.
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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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The way of science is paved with discarded theories that were once declared self-evident.
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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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The quest for precision is analogous to the quest for certainty, and both should be abandoned.
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Every intellectual has a very special responsibility. He has the privilege and the opportunity of studying.
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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.
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