#ignorance

Ignorance of what real learning is, and a consequent suspicion of it; materialism, and a consequent intellectual laxity, both of these have done destructive work in the colleges. ↗

— Katharine Fullerton Gerould

#colleges #consequent #destructive #done #ignorance

In practice, socialism didn't work. But socialism could never have worked because it is based on false premises about human psychology and society, and gross ignorance of human economy. ↗

— David Horowitz

#based #because #could #economy #false

I was hugely impressed... was the ultimate example of a man who knew what he didn't know, was perfectly willing to admit it, and didn't want to leave until he understood. That's heroic to me. I wish every grad student had that attitude. ↗

— Randy Pausch

#ignorance #knowledge #attitude

Ignorance is the primary source of all misery and vice. ↗

— Victor Cousin

#misery #primary #primary source #source #vice

The cause of violence is not ignorance. It is self-interest. Only reverance can restrain violence - reverance for human life and the environment. ↗

— William Sloane Coffin, Jr.

#environment #human #human life #ignorance #life

A bad book is the worse that it cannot repent. It has not been the devil's policy to keep the masses of mankind in ignorance; but finding that they will read, he is doing all in his power to poison their books. ↗

— John Kenneth Galbraith

#been #book #books #cannot #devil

It is impossible to make people understand their ignorance, for it requires knowledge to perceive it; and, therefore, he that can perceive it hath it not. ↗

— Jeremy Taylor

#ignorance #impossible #knowledge #make #people

One column of truth cannot hold an institution of ideas from falling into ignorance. It is wiser that a person of prudence and purpose save his strength for battles that can be won. ↗

— Bryant H. McGill

#cannot #column #falling #his #hold

Democracy is a pathetic belief in the collective wisdom of individual ignorance. ↗

— H. L. Mencken

#collective #democracy #ignorance #individual #pathetic

You can only maintain your interest if you're travelling more in ignorance than knowledge. ↗

— Chris Morris

#interest #knowledge #maintain #more #only