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Sat Aug 9, 2014, 09:45 AM Aug 2014

Bertrand Russell, A Liberal Decalogue (1951)

http://www.panarchy.org/russell/decalogue.1951.html


1. Do not feel absolutely certain of anything.

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3. Never try to discourage thinking for you are sure to succeed.

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5. Have no respect for the authority of others, for there are always contrary authorities to be found.

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8. Find more pleasure in intelligent dissent that in passive agreement, for, if you value intelligence as you should, the former implies a deeper agreement than the latter.



The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves, and wiser people so full of doubts. ~ Bertrand Russell
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Bertrand Russell, A Liberal Decalogue (1951) (Original Post) Scuba Aug 2014 OP
It's funny how people who "think" for a living ... JEFF9K Aug 2014 #1
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