Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Comment on this quoteShare via Email Print this Page Daily Quotes Archives2004-09-03 Sep 3, 2004They said it couldn't be done but sometimes it doesn't work out that way.~ Casey Stengel...the case for individual freedom rests largely on the recognition of the inevitable and universal ignorance of all of us concerning a great many of the factors on which the achievements of our ends and welfare depend.~ Friedrich August von HayekI wish there was a knob on the TV to turn up the intelligence. There's a knob called "brightness", but it doesn't work.~ Gallagher Sep 2, 2004If you would be a real seeker after truth, it is necessary that at least once in your life you doubt, as far as possible, all things.~ Rene DescartesReality is not always probable, or likely.~ Jorge Luis BorgesIt is impossible to defeat an ignorant man in an argument.~ William Gibbs McAdoo Sep 1, 2004Profound insights arise only in debate, with a possibility of counterargument, only when there is a possibility of expressing not only correct ideas but also dubious ideas.~ Andrei SakharovDo not fear to be eccentric in opinion, for every opinion now accepted was once eccentric.~ Bertrand RussellControversy is only dreaded by the advocates of error.~ Dr. Benjamin Rush Aug 31, 2004He alone is free who lives with free consent under the entire guidance of reason.~ Baruch SpinozaPeople unfit for freedom - who cannot do much with it - are hungry for power. The desire for freedom is an attribute of a "have" type of self. It says: leave me alone and I shall grow, learn, and realize my capacities. The desire for power is basically an attribute of a "have not" type of self.~ Eric HofferThose who lack the capacity to achieve much in an atmosphere of freedom will clamor for power.~ Eric Hoffer Aug 30, 2004It is thus necessary that the individual should finally come to realize that his own ego is of no importance in comparison with the existence of the nation, that the position of the individual is conditioned solely by the interests of the nation as a whole.~ Adolf HitlerIn our country, the lie has become not just a moral category but a pillar of the State.~ Aleksandr SolzhenitsynThe Party is not interested in the overt act. The thought is all we care about.~ George Orwell Previous week's quotes Next week's quotes Share on Facebook Tweet Email Print