Country Quote by Alan Lightman

“The idea of Plato that philosophers must be the rulers and directors of society is practiced in India.”

— Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan

“Democracy should always be viewed with a philosophical perspective rather than a political one, because after all democracy was born to a philosopher and…

— Aysha Taryam

“The society we have described can never grow into a reality or see the light of day, and there will be no end to…

— Plato

Philosophers are people who do violence, but have no army at their disposal, and so subjugate the world by locking it into a system.

— Robert Musil

Philosophy means the complete liberty of the mind.

— Anonymous

Plato assumes somehow that government is a way in which you put unselfish and ungreedy men in charge of selfish and greedy men. But…

— Milton Friedman

When philosophers try to be politicians they generally cease to be philosophers.

— Walter Lippmann

The philosopher is someone who doesn't know, but who wants to find out.

— Simon Critchley

Philosopher is a dictator who modifies accepted standards with his thoughts.

— Ilkin Santak

These are fashionable people who call themselves philosophers.

— Noam Chomsky

“no leaders who are so thoroughly enlightened. Thus, what Plato offers is not realism; it is idealism of the first order.”

— Anonymous

To understand a philosopher requires a philosopher.

— Horace Bushnell