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“To modern educated people, it seems obvious that matters of fact are to be ascertained by observation, not by consulting ancient authorities. But this is an entirely modern conception, which hardly existed before the seventeenth century.”
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“The observer, when he seems to himself to be observing a stone, is really, if physics is to be believed, observing the effects of the stone upon himself.”
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“Ethics is in origin the art of recommending to others the sacrifices required for cooperation with oneself.”
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“What men want is not knowledge, but certainty.”
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“The only thing that will redeem mankind is cooperation.”
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“The infliction of cruelty with a good conscience is a delight to moralists. That is why they invented Hell.”
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“There is much pleasure to be gained from useless knowledge.”
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“So far as I can remember, there is not one word in the Gospels in praise of intelligence.”
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“Fear is the main source of superstition, and one of the main sources of cruelty. To conquer fear is the beginning of wisdom.”
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“I believe in using words, not fists... I believe in my outrage knowing people are living in boxes on the street. I believe in honesty. I believe in a good time. I believe in good food. I believe in sex.”
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“We are faced with the paradoxical fact that education has become one of the chief obstacles to intelligence and freedom of thought.”
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