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    One of the surprising privileges of intellectuals is that they are free to be scandalously asinine without harming their reputations.

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...most scientific problems are far better understood by studying their history than their logic.

...most scientific problems are far better understood by studying their history than their logic.

by Ernst Mayr Found in: Society Quotes,
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History is on every occasion the record of that which one age finds worthy of note in another.

History is on every occasion the record of that which one age finds worthy of note in another.

by Jakob Burckhardt Found in: Society Quotes,
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There is no truth sure enough to justify persecution.

There is no truth sure enough to justify persecution.

by John Milton Found in: Society Quotes,
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The march of science and technology does not imply growing intellectual complexity in the lives of most people. It often read more

The march of science and technology does not imply growing intellectual complexity in the lives of most people. It often means the opposite.

by Thomas Sowell Found in: Society Quotes,
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The present is saturated with the past and pregnant with the future.

The present is saturated with the past and pregnant with the future.

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Destiny is an invention of the cowardly and the resigned.

Destiny is an invention of the cowardly and the resigned.

by Ignazio Silone Found in: Society Quotes,
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The instinct of nearly all societies is to lock up anybody who is
truly free. First, society begins by read more

The instinct of nearly all societies is to lock up anybody who is
truly free. First, society begins by trying to beat you up. If
this fails, they try to poison you. If this fails too, the
finish by loading honors on your head.

by Kurt Cobain Found in: Society Quotes,
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The unpredictability inherent in human affairs is due largely to the fact that the by-products of a human process are read more

The unpredictability inherent in human affairs is due largely to the fact that the by-products of a human process are more fateful than the product.

by Eric Hoffer Found in: Society Quotes,
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The classes and the masses.

The classes and the masses.

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