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“Give me the liberty to know, to utter, and to argue freely according to conscience, above all liberties.”
― Areopagitica
― Areopagitica
“Nobody ever figures out what life is all about, and it doesn't matter. Explore the world. Nearly everything is really interesting if you go into it deeply enough.”
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“The forces of piety have always and everywhere been the sworn enemy of the open mind and the open book.”
― Letters to a Young Contrarian
― Letters to a Young Contrarian
“If liberty means anything at all, it means the right to tell people what they do not want to hear.”
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“Nevertheless, (Jefferson) believed that the habit of skepticism is an essential prerequisite for responsible citizenship. He argued that the cost of education is trivial compared to the cost of ignorance, of leaving government to the wolves. He taught that the country is safe only when the people rule.”
― The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark
― The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark
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