“The saddest aspect of life right now is that science gathers knowledge faster than society gathers wisdom.”
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“Mostly I’m too damn busy to know how I feel.”
― In Dubious Battle
― In Dubious Battle
“Why, they're the dirtiest guys in any town. They're the same ones that burned the houses of old German people during the war. They're the same ones that lynch Negroes. They like to be cruel. They like to hurt people, and they always give it a nice name, patriotism or protecting the constitution.”
― In Dubious Battle
― In Dubious Battle
“Anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that 'my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge.'”
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“Never let your sense of morals prevent you from doing what is right.”
― Foundation
― Foundation
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