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A man is getting along on the road to wisdom when he begins to realize that his opinion is just read more
A man is getting along on the road to wisdom when he begins to realize that his opinion is just an opinion.
Opinions have vested interests just as men have.
Opinions have vested interests just as men have.
It is not the simple statement of facts that ushers in freedom; it is the constant repetition of them that read more
It is not the simple statement of facts that ushers in freedom; it is the constant repetition of them that has this liberating effect. Tolerance is the result not of enlightenment, but of boredom.
The feeble tremble before opinion, the foolish defy it, the wise judge it, and the skillful direct it.
The feeble tremble before opinion, the foolish defy it, the wise judge it, and the skillful direct it.
Ignorance is stubborn and prejudice is hard.
Ignorance is stubborn and prejudice is hard.
He who never leaves his country is full of prejudices.
He who never leaves his country is full of prejudices.
The peculiar evil of silencing the expression of an opinion is that it is robbing the human race; posterity as read more
The peculiar evil of silencing the expression of an opinion is that it is robbing the human race; posterity as well as the existing generation; those who dissent from the opinion, still more than those who hold it. If the opinion is right, they are deprived of the opportunity of exchanging error for truth: if wrong, they lose, what is almost as great a benefit, the clearer perception and livelier impression of truth, produced by its collision with error.
It is hard enough to remember my opinions, without also remembering my reasons for them!
It is hard enough to remember my opinions, without also remembering my reasons for them!
When dealing with people, remember you are not dealing with creatures of logic, but with creatures of emotion, creatures bristling read more
When dealing with people, remember you are not dealing with creatures of logic, but with creatures of emotion, creatures bristling with prejudice, and motivated by pride and vanity.
