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This kind of case forces us to admit that even the best definitions may need refinement. Something deeper is going on beneath the surface of our ordinary use of the word “know.” It isn’t merely a matter of having a belief that turns out to
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“Reality does not go away when it is ignored.”
― Intellectuals and Society
― Intellectuals and Society
“No-one is equal to anything. Even the same man is not equal to himself on different days.”
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“Some things are believed because they are demonstrably true, but many other things are believed simply because they have been asserted repeatedly and repetition has been accepted as a substitute for evidence.”
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“When people are presented with the alternatives of hating themselves for their failure or hating others for their success, they seldom choose to hate themselves.”
― Black Rednecks & White Liberals
― Black Rednecks & White Liberals
“Perhaps the most important thing about risk is its inescapability. Particular individuals, groups, or institutions may be sheltered from risk - but only at the cost of having someone else bear that risk. For a society as a whole, there is no someone else.”
― Basic Economics: A Citizen's Guide to the Economy
― Basic Economics: A Citizen's Guide to the Economy
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