Great minds Quote by Frances Wright

“Love of power more frequently originates in vanity than pride (two qualities, by the way, which are often confounded) and is, consequently, yet more peculiarly the sin of little than of great minds.”

Frances Wright

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If they exert it not for good, they will for evil; if they advance not knowledge, they will perpetuate ignorance.

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You have heard of, and studied various systems of philosophy; but real philosophy is opposed to all systems.

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Instead of establishing facts, we have to overthrow errors; instead of ascertaining what is, we have to chase from our imaginations what is not.

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