(Translated from "On résiste à l'invasion des armées; on ne résiste pas à l'invasion des idées.")
 Quote > Resisting ideasAn invasion of armies can be resisted, but not an idea whose time has come. Continued at top
Owned by Unordained - Created on 03/12/2004 - Never edited 11/01/05 :: Folder :: Philosophy & Argumentation08/01/05 :: Folder :: Resistance, Rebellion, and Revolution11/26/03 :: Folder :: Truth 11/05/03 :: Quote :: Arne TiseliusThe distinction between true and false appears to become increasingly blurred by... the pollution of the language.  03/03/04 :: Reference :: (link) :: Arguments for the Existence of God and their Refutation 12/29/07 :: Quote :: British Ministry of InformationWhat is truth? We must adopt a pragmatic definition: it is what is believed
to be the truth. A lie that is put across therefore becomes the truth and
may, therefore, be justified. The difficulty is to keep up lying... it is
simpler to tell the truth and if a sufficient emergency arises, to tell one,
big thumping lie that will then be believed. 11/03/03 :: Article :: Through the looking-glass :: Now, Kitty, let's consider who it was that dreamed it all. This is a serious question, my dear ... 09/28/03 :: Article :: The Great Black Box :: An idea for you to ignore and forget08/11/05 :: Reference :: (link) :: Fact Check 06/28/05 :: Article :: Skepticism :: 05/20/07 :: Quote :: Friedrich NietzscheThe most perfidious way of harming a cause consists of defending it deliberately with faulty arguments. 02/06/04 :: Article :: Postmodernism (again) :: Taking another (simpler?) stab at explaining it01/20/04 :: Reference :: (link) :: Logic and Fallacies01/09/04 :: Quote :: George D. PrenticeMany a writer seems to think he is never profound except when he can't understand his own meaning.  09/04/03 :: Quote :: Omar Khayam, 13th century philosopherHe who knows not, and knows not that he knows not, is a fool. Shun him.
He who knows not, and knows that he knows not, is a child. Teach him.
He who knows, and knows not that he knows, is asleep. Wake him.
He who knows, and knows that he knows, is a leader. Follow him. 09/04/03 :: Quote :: Aldous HuxleyMost human beings have an almost infinite capacity for taking things for granted. 09/04/03 :: Quote :: Albert EinsteinReality is merely an illusion, albeit a very persistent one. 09/04/03 :: Quote :: Napoleon BonaparteHistory is a set of lies that people have agreed upon. 08/26/05 :: Reference :: (link) :: Inside Ronald Reagan07/08/05 :: Quote :: GhandiI believe that no government can exist for a single moment without the co-operation of the people, willing or forced, and if people suddenly withdraw their co-operation in every detail, the government will come to a standstill. 06/12/07 :: Quote :: Bertrand RussellThe most savage controversies are those about matters as to which there is no good evidence either way. 04/07/04 :: Quote :: Theodore RooseveltTo announce that there must be no criticism of the President, or that we are to stand by the President, right or wrong, is not only unpatriotic and servile, but is morally treasonable to the American public. Nothing but the truth should be spoken about him or anyone else. But it is even more important to tell the truth, pleasant or unpleasant, about him than about any one else. 03/15/08 :: Quote :: Bertrand RussellThe greatest challenge to any thinker is stating the problem in a way that will allow a solution. 02/12/04 :: Quote :: CS Lewis: "The Weight of Glory""To be ignorant and simple now--not to be able to meet the enemies on their own ground--would be to throw down our weapons and betray our uneducated brethren who have, under God, no defense but us against the intellectual attacks of the heathen. Good philosophy must exist, if for no other reason, because bad philosophy needs to be answered." 02/11/04 :: Reference :: (link) :: Handy Latin Phrases01/30/05 :: Quote :: Chuang-tzuAll men know the utility of useful things; but they do not know the utility of futility.  10/18/05 :: Article :: Stub - Evolution &c :: 12/17/03 :: Article :: Separation of Truth and State :: What truth?12/03/03 :: Article :: Tips for making your arguments unbeatable :: Just a few tricks of the trade you might want to avoid picking up, if you care about fairness.11/13/03 :: Quote :: Michael PaineAn important art of politicians is to find new names for institutions which under old names have become odious to the public. 10/03/05 :: Quote :: Henry KissingerWe must learn to distinguish morality from moralizing. 10/03/03 :: Reference :: (link) :: Godwin's Law09/04/07 :: Reference :: (link) :: The God Fuse09/04/03 :: Quote :: Albert EinsteinIf most of us are ashamed of shabby clothes and shoddy furniture, let us be more ashamed of shabby ideas and shoddy philosophies. 09/04/03 :: Quote :: Aldous HuxleyFacts do not cease to exist because they are ignored. 09/04/03 :: Quote :: BerliozTime is a great teacher, but unfortunately it kills all its pupils. 08/27/05 :: Quote :: Mark TwainIf it is a Miracle, any sort of evidence will answer, but if it is a Fact, proof is necessary. 08/01/05 :: Quote :: Thomas JeffersonShake off all the fears of servile prejudices, under which weak minds are servilely crouched. Fix reason firmly in her seat, and call on her tribunal for every fact, every opinion. Question with boldness even the existence of a God; because, if there be one, he must more approve of the homage of reason than that of blindfolded fear.
08/01/05 :: Quote :: Thomas JeffersonEnlighten the people generally, and tyranny and oppressions of body and mind will vanish like evil spirits at the dawn of day. 06/09/05 :: Quote :: [unspecified]The more we disagree, the more chance there is that at least one of us
is right. 05/20/04 :: Article :: Holding back :: Laws are only for the lawful?05/12/06 :: Quote :: Samuel AdamsIf ye love wealth greater than liberty, the tranquility of servitude greater than the animating contest for freedom, go home from us in peace. We seek not your counsel, nor your arms. Crouch down and lick the hand that feeds you; May your chains set lightly upon you, and may posterity forget that ye were our countrymen. 04/07/04 :: Article :: Moral Authority? :: 04/07/04 :: Quote :: Howard ChaykinI don't believe in sweeping social change being manifested by one person, unless he has an atomic weapon. 03/23/05 :: Quote :: Dale HancheyNever be too proud to steal a good idea. 02/26/05 :: Article :: On teaching evolution in public schools :: 01/20/04 :: Reference :: (link) :: Text of the Dead Sea Scrolls01/14/05 :: Quote :: Thomas JeffersonIt is error alone which needs the support of government. Truth can stand by itself. 01/09/04 :: Reference :: (link) :: How to deconstruct almost anything01/06/04 :: Quote :: Albert SchweitzerTruth has no special time of its own. Its hour is now -- always. |
