Absolute certainty Quote by John Stuart Mill Download Open image “All silencing of discussion is an assumption of infallibility.” — John Stuart Mill ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 2.1 out of 5 (5 ratings) Copy quoteShare Absolute certainty Assumption Discussion Infallibility Silence Silencing
“[For people] to refuse a hearing to an opinion, because they are sure that it is false, is to assume that their certainty is… — John Stuart Mill Copy Share Image
To refuse a hearing to an opinion, because they are sure that it is false, is to assume that their certainty is the same… — John Stuart Mill Copy Share Image
if any opinion is compelled to silence, that opinion may, for aught we can certainly know, be true. To deny this is to assume… — John Stuart Mill Copy Share Image
Rational discussion is useful only when there is a significant base of shared assumptions. — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
Every discussion which is made from an egoistic standpoint is corrupted from the start and cannot yield an absolutely sure conclusion. The ego puts… — Paul Brunton Copy Share Image
Discussion is an exchange ofknowledge, argument is an exchange of ignorance....! — Ritu Ghatourey Copy Share Image
Discussion is an exchange of knowledge; argument is an exchange of ignorance — Robert Quillen Copy Share Image
As soon as one point alone is removed from the sphere of dogmatic certainty, the discussion will not simply result in a new and… — Adolf Hitler Copy Share Image
“First, if any opinion is compelled to silence, that opinion may, for aught we can certainly know, be true. To deny this is to… — John Stuart Mill Copy Share Image
The average condition of the people improving or deteriorating, depends upon whether population is advancing faster than improvement, or improvement than population. — John Stuart Mill Copy Share Image
Liberty lies in the rights of that person whose views you find most odious. — John Stuart Mill Copy Share Image
“No longer enslaved or made dependent by force of law, the great majority are so by force of poverty; they are still chained to… — John Stuart Mill Copy Share Image
All acts suppose certain dispositions, and habits of mind and heart, which may be in themselves states of enjoyment or of wretchedness, and which… — John Stuart Mill Copy Share Image
Unfortunately for the good sense of mankind, the fact of their fallibility is far from carrying the weight in their practical judgement, which is… — John Stuart Mill Copy Share Image
“In history, as in traveling, men usually see only what they already had in their own minds; and few learn much from history, who… — John Stuart Mill Copy Share Image
All errors which a man is likely to commit against advice are far outweighed by the evil of allowing others to constrain him for… — John Stuart Mill Copy Share Image
Every great movement must experience three stages: ridicule, discussion, adoption. — John Stuart Mill Copy Share Image
The successful conduct of an industrial enterprise requires two quite distinct qualifications: fidelity and zeal. — John Stuart Mill Copy Share Image
“[For people] to refuse a hearing to an opinion, because they are sure that it is false, is to assume that their certainty is… — John Stuart Mill Copy Share Image
This is what writers mean when they say that the notion of cause involves the idea of necessity. If there be any meaning which… — John Stuart Mill Copy Share Image
Sometimes we have the absolute certainty there's something inside us that's so hideous and monstrous that if we ever search it out we won't… — Hubert Selby, Jr Copy Share Image
Fundamentalists believe that we don't believe in anything. In their view of the world, they are in possession of absolute certainties, while we are… — Salman Rushdie Copy Share Image
Audiences aren't going to get rid of me. One thing I can say, with absolute certainty, is that my shows will still be performed… — Cameron Mackintosh Copy Share Image
We do know, with absolute certainty, that [Saddam] is using his procurement system to acquire the equipment he needs in order to enrich uranium… — Dick Cheney Copy Share Image
Faith to me is having absolute certainty that God is in control of my life and that He has my best interests at heart. — Dan Ellis Copy Share Image
I speak "with absolute certainty" only so far as my own personal belief is concerned. Those who have not the same warrant for their… — H. P. Blavatsky Copy Share Image
I'm sure one of the frustrations of being a Western enthusiast of Japanese food and culture is you're confronted every day with the absolute… — Anthony Bourdain Copy Share Image
Without absolute certainty, what do we do? We do the best we can. Injustice is happening now; suffering is happening now. We have choices… — Richard Stallman Copy Share Image
The hope we have in Christ is an absolute certainty. We can be sure that the place Christ is preparing for us will be… — Billy Graham Copy Share Image
Absolute certainty is a privilege of uneducated minds and fanatics. - It is, for scientific folk, an unattainable ideal. — Cassius Jackson Keyser Copy Share Image
There are few times when we know with absolute certainty we are going to do something for the last time. Life has a way… — Megan Hart Copy Share Image
Only one absolute certainty is possible to man, namely that at any given moment the feeling which he has exists. — Thomas Huxley Copy Share Image