#oran

There are two things which cannot be attacked in front: ignorance and narrow-mindedness. They can only be shaken by the simple development of the contrary qualities. They will not bear discussion. ↗

— Lord Acton

#bear #cannot #contrary #development #discussion

I would rather be ignorant than knowledgeable of evils. ↗

— Aeschylus

#i #ignorant #knowledgeable #rather #than

I'm a soccer mom. I'm T-ball, soccer, karate, homework, keeping them on their schedules. I love being the snack mom, when I get to bring the cut oranges. I have one of those coolers with wheels. I'm at every game, every practice, sitting on my blanket. I love it. ↗

— Pamela Anderson

#blanket #bring #cut #every #game

War is peace. Freedom is slavery. Ignorance is strength. ↗

— George Orwell

#ignorance #peace #slavery #strength #war

If I am given a formula, and I am ignorant of its meaning, it cannot teach me anything, but if I already know it what does the formula teach me? ↗

— Augustine of Hippo

#am #anything #cannot #does #formula

It is certain, in any case, that ignorance, allied with power, is the most ferocious enemy justice can have. ↗

— James A. Baldwin

#any #case #certain #enemy #ferocious

'How do you know so much about everything?' was asked of a very wise and intelligent man; and the answer was 'By never being afraid or ashamed to ask questions as to anything of which I was ignorant.' ↗

— John Abbott

#afraid #answer #anything #ashamed #ask

A memorandum is written not to inform the reader but to protect the writer. ↗

— Dean Acheson

#memorandum #protect #reader #writer #written

All the perplexities, confusion and distress in America arise, not from defects in their Constitution or Confederation, not from want of honor or virtue, so much as from the downright ignorance of the nature of coin, credit and circulation. ↗

— John Adams

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I always consider the settlement of America with reverence and wonder, as the opening of a grand scene and design in providence, for the illumination of the ignorant and the emancipation of the slavish part of mankind all over the earth. ↗

— John Adams

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