The proof of a theory is in its reasoning, not in its sponsorship.
~ Ludwig von Mises
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Category Archives: 0747 – Quote Unquote
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Our passionate preoccupation with the sky, the stars, and a God somewhere in outer space is a homing impulse. We are drawn back to where we came from.
~ Eric Hoffer
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Silence is the mother of Truth.
~ Benjamin Disraeli
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Clearly, a civilization that feels guilty for everything it is and does will lack the energy and conviction to defend itself.
~ Jean-François Revel
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The sea has neither meaning nor pity.
~ Anton Chekhov
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When, for whatever reason, self-esteem is unattainable, the autonomous individual becomes a highly explosive entity. He turns away from an unpromising self and plunges into the pursuit of pride — the explosive substitute for self-esteem.
~ Eric Hoffer
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Everyone loves a witch hunt as long as it’s someone else’s witch being hunted.
~ Walter Kirn
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What gives journalism its authenticity and vitality is the tension between the subject’s blind self absorption and the journalist’s skepticism.
~ Janet Malcolm
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Perhaps when we find ourselves wanting everything it is because we are dangerously near to wanting nothing.
~ Janet Malcolm
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The passion for equality is partly a passion for anonymity: to be one thread of the many which make up a tunic; one thread not distinguishable from the others. No one can then point us out, measure us against others and expose our inferiority.
~ Eric Hoffer
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