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Against stupidity the very gods fight in vain.
Against stupidity the very gods fight in vain.
Scientific progress consists in the development of new concepts.
Scientific progress consists in the development of new concepts.
Conservatism is sometimes a symptom of sterility. Those who have nothing in them that can grow and develop must cling read more
Conservatism is sometimes a symptom of sterility. Those who have nothing in them that can grow and develop must cling to what they have in beliefs, ideas and possessions. The sterile radical, too, is basically conservative. He is afraid to let go of the ideas and beliefs he picked up in his youth lest his life be seen as empty and wasted.
Punishment is now unfashionable... because it creates moral distinctions among men, which, to the democratic mind, are odious. We prefer read more
Punishment is now unfashionable... because it creates moral distinctions among men, which, to the democratic mind, are odious. We prefer a meaningless collective guilt to a meaningful individual responsibility.
Man is an imperceptible atom always trying to become one with God.
Man is an imperceptible atom always trying to become one with God.
The supreme irony of life is that no one gets out of it alive.
The supreme irony of life is that no one gets out of it alive.
If I were a gambler, I would take even money that England will not exist in the year 2000.
If I were a gambler, I would take even money that England will not exist in the year 2000.
Our modern society is engaged in polishing and decorating the cage in which man is kept imprisoned.
Our modern society is engaged in polishing and decorating the cage in which man is kept imprisoned.
We are but a drop of water in a pool filled with diversity.
We are but a drop of water in a pool filled with diversity.
