Those who promise us paradise on earth never produced anything but hell.
KARL POPPERThe 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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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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I would rather find a single causal law than be the king of Persia!
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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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History has no meaning.
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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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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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The game of science is, in principle, without end.
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The aim of argument, or of discussion, should not be victory but progress.
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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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“It can’t happen here” is always wrong: a dictatorship can happen anywhere.
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“We don’t know anything” and believed that this was the most important philosophical truth.
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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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The future depends on ourselves, and we do not depend on any historical necessity.
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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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