Popular Delusion Quotes
- It is the mission of the pedagogue, not to make his pupils think, but to make them think right, and the more nearly his own… — H. L. Mencken
- Perhaps the most extraordinary popular delusion about violence of the past quarter-century is that it is caused by low self-esteem. That theory has been endorsed… — Steven Pinker
- It is a popular delusion that the government wastes vast amounts of money through inefficiency and sloth. Enormous effort and elaborate planning are required to… — P.J. O'Rourke
- It is a popular delusion that the scientific enquirer is under an obligation not to go beyond generalisation of observed facts...but anyone who is practically… — Thomas Huxley
- For the people in government,rather than the people who pester it, Washington is an early-rising, hard-working city. It is a popular delusion that the government… — Unknown Author