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Provocative quotes
Should I make posters of these quotes and put them on the bulletin board at church?
"The fundamental cause of trouble in the world today is that the stupid are cocksure while the intelligent are full of doubt" --Bertrand Russell "Intolerance is the natural concomitant of strong faith; tolerance grows only when faith loses certainty; certainty is murderous" --Will Durant "The greatest enemy of truth is very often not the lie -- deliberate, contrived, and dishonest -- but the myth -- persistent, pervasive, and unrealistic" --John F. Kennedy |
05-13-2008, 10:13 PM | #2 | |
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You could quote me on yer waaaaaaard bulletin board.
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That quote reminds me a little of ETB's quote that (paraphrasing) more evil has been done in the world by well intentioned do-gooders than by all the despots, tyrants, and dictators that ever lived. In both cases, the harm is done because it's frequently not recognized for what it really is. Last edited by Tavern Knight; 05-13-2008 at 11:11 PM. |
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The greatness of JFK's presidency: lie or myth?
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The lie is what his worshipers believe. The myth is what the rest of us see.
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I understand the JFK quote as suggesting the power of ideology--of mythos.
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