For some reason which I have failed to understand, many people like the system [scientific totalitarianism] when it is Russian but disliked… — Bertrand Russell Copy Share Image
The best justification governments can find to shut down information is that lives are at risk. In fact, lives have been at… — Jemima Khan Copy Share Image
You can see the rider serving the elephant when people are morally dumbfounded. They have strong gut feelings about what is right… — Jonathan Haidt Copy Share Image
But then Mason touches my neck, to the spot on it where the cut from that night has since healed, and I… — Gayle Forman Copy Share Image
“The author compares the struggles of Martin Luther with the prevailing doctrine that a little genuine effort on our part results in… — Alister E. McGrath Copy Share Image
The philosopher of science is not much interested in the thought processes which lead to scientific discoveries; he looks for a logical… — Hans Reichenbach Copy Share Image
“The most powerful and courageous heroes I know are those who bite their tongues when justification, validation, temptation, or vengeance would have… — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
Religious faith, is a state of mind, that leads people to believe in something, it doesn't matter what, without a whisper of… — Richard Dawkins Copy Share Image
I am pleased as punch no longer to believe in a god who declares reason a sin, who will not choose many… — Ruth Hurmence Green Copy Share Image
The great religious ages were notable for their indifference to human rights... not only for acquiescence in poverty, inequality, exploitation and oppression,… — Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr Copy Share Image
“One of the main arguments that I make is that although almost everyone accepts that it is morally wrong to inflict “unnecessary”… — GaryLFrancione Copy Share Image
“I remember an hypothesis argued upon by the young students, when I was at St. Omer's, and maintained with much learning and… — Charles Lamb Copy Share Image
The sciences do not try to explain, they hardly even try to interpret, they mainly make models. By a model is meant… — John Von Neumann Copy Share Image
There have, for years, been comparative studies of religious fanaticism and factors that correlate with it. By and large, it tends to… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
People interpret things through their owns lens, just the way they do the Bible. You can find justification for just about everything… — Bill Paxton Copy Share Image
Reforms to our complex and dysfunctional immigration system should not in any way favor those who came here illegally over the millions… — Mike Lee Copy Share Image
And when he is obliged to take the life of any one, to do so when there is a proper justification and… — Niccolo Machiavelli Copy Share Image
Every philosophical problem, when it is subjected to the necessary analysis and justification, is found either to be not really philosophical at… — Bertrand Russell Copy Share Image
The unprecedented success of Keynesianism is due to the fact that it provides an apparent justification for the 'deficit spending' policies of… — Ludwig von Mises Copy Share Image
If you want to study one of these strange organisms, you had better have a good justification. It's not good to say… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
I mean, there are lots of people who get married who can't have children. To take a state that does allow adoption… — Stephen Breyer Copy Share Image
A man can go from being a lover to being a stranger in three moves flat but a woman under the guise… — Anita Brookner Copy Share Image
The early Stones were adolescent rockers. They were self-conscious in an obvious and unpretentious way. And they were committed to a musical… — Jon Landau Copy Share Image
“Attempting to justify a lie is something akin to poking a really big hornet’s nest with a really short stick. The distance… — Craig D. Lounsbrough Copy Share Image
If you do not put a difference between justification wrought by the Man Christ without, and sanctification wrought by the Spirit of… — John Bunyan Copy Share Image
The Bible puts forth a strong case for no free will and that's a real problem you know, because the justification for… — Vincent Bugliosi Copy Share Image
Under the interlocking regimes of neoliberal power, violence appears so arbitrary and thoughtless that it lacks the need for any justification, let… — Henry Giroux Copy Share Image
Make no mistake: Homosexuals' human right must be protected. It is bigoted to discriminate against people based on their sexual orientation or… — Ali Sina Copy Share Image
Each additional day together is a gift. The end of the day means the end of hostilities, the recognition that the underlying… — Daniel Kahneman Copy Share Image
Science offers no brief for the telekinetic powers of Darth Vader and hardly any greater justification for the faster-than-light travel that makes… — Paul Di Filippo Copy Share Image
Force when aggressively applied is "violence" and is, therefore, morally unjustifiable, but when it is used in the furtherance of a legitimate… — Bhagat Singh Copy Share Image
The justification and the purpose of freedom of speech is not to indulge those who want to speak their minds. It is… — Henry Steele Commager Copy Share Image
The justification for a university is that it preserves the connection between knowledge and the zest of life, by uniting the young… — Alfred North Whitehead Copy Share Image
Power is the relation of a given person to other persons, in which the more this person expresses opinions, theories and justifications… — Leo Tolstoy Copy Share Image
Should any terrorist strike or act of war occur in which American lives are lost, we must be on guard for any… — George Takei Copy Share Image
“If I were to believe in God enough to call him a murderer, then I might also believe enough that he, as… — Criss Jami Copy Share Image
It is often observed that the first casualty of war is truth, but how do you tell the truth without betraying the… — Stanley Hauerwas Copy Share Image
Not until the creation and maintenance of decent conditions of life for all men are recognized and accepted as a common obligation… — Albert Einstein Copy Share Image
No: war material is life-saving for one's own people and whoever works and performs in these spheres can be proud of it;… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“Romans explains how God can justify the ungodly. "Justification" is a declaration by God that we are righteous only in Christ. We… — Desmond Ford Copy Share Image
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