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John’s Quotes

“Nothing is more wonderful than the art of being free, but nothing is harder to learn how to use than freedom.”
― Alexis de Tocqueville, Democracy in America

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“Every generation laughs at the old fashions, but follows religiously the new.”
― Henry David Thoreau, Walden or, Life in the Woods

tags: conformity, fashion, generation

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“We owe it to our husband or wife, our fellow workers, our children, our friends, indeed to everyone who comes into our lives, to be as happy as we can be.”
― Dennis Prager

tags: happiness, life, moral-obligation, relationships

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“If man is not to do more harm than good in his efforts to improve the social order, he will have to learn that he cannot acquire the full knowledge which would make mastery of the events possible.”
― Friedrich A. Hayek, The Pretence of Knowledge

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“What we learn from experience depends on the kind of philosophy we bring to experience.”
― C.S. Lewis

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John’s Groups

Underground Knowledge — A discussion group — 26375 members — last activity 17 hours, 37 min ago
This global discussion group has been designed to encourage debates about important and underreported issues of our era. All you need is an enquiring ...more

NonFiction Pulitzers — 852 members — last activity 6 hours, 34 min ago
A group to read the General Nonfiction, Biography/Autobiography, and History Books that won or were a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize.

Classics and the Western Canon — 5002 members — last activity 1 hour, 47 min ago
This is a group to read and discuss those books generally referred to as “the classics” or “the Western canon.” Books which have shaped Western though ...more

Philosophy — 5968 members — last activity Oct 18, 2026 09:48AM
What is Philosophy? Why is it important? How do you use it? This group looks at these questions and others: ethics, government, economics, skepticism, ...more

Non Fiction Book Club — 5245 members — last activity 2 hours, 8 min ago
This group is for anyone who enjoys Non Fiction. Genres discussed here include Histories, Autobiographies, Biographies, Memoirs, Science and Technolog ...more

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