"The value of history is, indeed, not scientific……" — Carl L. Becker
"The value of history is, indeed, not scientific but moral: by liberalizing the mind, by deepening the sympathies, by fortifying the will, it enables us to control, not society, but ourselves - a much more important thing; it prepares us to live more humanely in the present and to meet rather than to foretell the future."
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Carl L. Becker
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11 Quotes by Carl L. Becker
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My own mind is my own church.
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To ask whether the natural rights philosophy of the Declaration of Independence is true or false, is essentially a meaningless…
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History is the memory of things said and done.
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The significance of man is that he is insignificant and is aware of it.
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No one can deny that much of our modern advertising is essentially dishonest; and it can be maintained that to…
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Serious thinkers are few, and the world is ruled by crude ideas.
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All historical writing, even the most honest, is unconsciously subjective, since every age is bound, in spite of itself, to…
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Reason is incompetent to answer any fundamental question about God, or morality, or the meaning of life.
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Generally speaking, men are influenced by books which clarify their own thought, which express their own notions well, or which…
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History is an indispensable even though not the highest form of intellectual endeavor.
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The most perfect political community is one in which the middle class is in control, and outnumbers both of the…
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Suppose that we are wise enough to learn and know - and yet not wise enough to control our learning…
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Once you publish a book, it is out of your control. You cannot dictate how people read it.
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You have power over your mind - not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength.
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The world is so unpredictable. Things happen suddenly, unexpectedly. We want to feel we are in control of our own…
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Tell him, on the contrary, that he needs, in the interest of his own happiness, to walk in the path…
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Liberty is the prevention of control by others.
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And remember, where you have a concentration of power in a few hands, all too frequently men with the mentality…
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It scares you: all the noise, the rattling, the shaking. But the look on everybody's face when you're finished and…
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If you want to control other people, first control yourself.
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