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“In questions of science, the authority of a thousand is not worth the humble reasoning of a single individual.”
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“It is the preoccupation with possessions, more than anything else, that prevents us from living freely and nobly.”
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“Freethinkers are those who are willing to use their minds without prejudice and without fearing to understand things that clash with their own customs, privileges, or beliefs. This state of mind is not common, but it is essential for right thinking...”
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“Not to be absolutely certain is, I think, one of the essential things in rationality.”
― Am I an Atheist or an Agnostic?
― Am I an Atheist or an Agnostic?
“Men fear thought as they fear nothing else on earth -- more than ruin, more even than death. Thought is subversive and revolutionary, destructive and terrible, thought is merciless to privilege, established institutions, and comfortable habits; thought is anarchic and lawless, indifferent to authority, careless of the well-tried wisdom of the ages. Thought looks into the pit of hell and is not afraid ... Thought is great and swift and free, the light of the world, and the chief glory of man.”
― Why Men Fight
― Why Men Fight
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