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#philosophy

Read through the most famous quotes by topic #philosophy




What we cannot speak about we must pass over in silence. ↗


— Ludwig Wittgenstein


#philosophy #silence #logic

The most important reason for going from one place to another is to see what's in between, and they took great pleasure in doing just that. ↗


— Norton Juster


#philosophy #quest #reason

Man is always prey to his truths. Once he has admitted them, he cannot free himself from them. ↗


— Albert Camus


#truth #free

I would rather be exposed to the inconveniences attending too much liberty than to those attending too small a degree of it. ↗


— Thomas Jefferson


#political-philosophy #politics #liberty

To preserve our independence, we must not let our rulers load us with perpetual debt. We must make our election between economy and liberty, or profusion and servitude. ↗


— Thomas Jefferson


#fiscal-policy #national-debt #political-philosophy #liberty

As government expands, liberty contracts. ↗


— Ronald Reagan


#political-philosophy #politics #scope-of-government #liberty

Government is not reason, it is not eloquence – it is force. Like fire, it is a dangerous servant and fearful master. ↗


— George Washington


#liberty #political-philosophy #scope-of-government #liberty

There ain't no such thing as a free lunch. ↗


— Robert A. Heinlein


#philosophy #politics #thermodynamics #free

Inevitably it follows that anyone with an independent mind must become 'one who resists or opposes an authority or established convention': a rebel. ...And if enough people come to agree with—and follow—the REBEL, we now have a DEVIL. Until, of course, still more people agree. And then, finally, we have ... GREATNESS. ↗


— Nicholas Tharcher


#independent-thought #metaphysics #philosophy #independence

If everyone is a product of this society, who will say the things that need to be said, and do the things that need to be done, without compromise? Truth will never start out popular in a world more concerned with marketability than righteousness. It will initially suffer ridicule and even violence- yet ultimately it is undeniable. All of humanity is living in a dream world, but suffering real consequences. ↗


— Lauryn Hill


#philosophy #truth #dreams






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