"Freedom and order are not incompatible... truth is……" — Thomas Huxley
"Freedom and order are not incompatible... truth is strength... free discussion is the very life of truth."
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Thomas Huxley
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195 Quotes by Thomas Huxley
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That which lies before the human race is a constant struggle to maintain and improve, in opposition to State of…
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What would become of the garden if the gardener treated all the weeds and slugs and birds and trespassers as…
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For every man the world is as fresh as it was at the first day, and as full of untold…
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There are some men who are counted great because they represent the actuality of their own age, and mirror it…
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The known is finite, the unknown infinite; spiritually we find ourselves on a tiny island in the middle of a…
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Agnosticism is not properly described as a "negative" creed, nor indeed as a creed of any kind, except in so…
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That man, I think, has had a liberal education, who has been so trained in youth that his body is…
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Veracity is the heart of morality.
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If the perpetual oscillation of nations between anarchy and despotism is to be replaced by the steady march of self-restraining…
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If individuality has no play, society does not advance; if individuality breaks out of all bounds, society perishes.
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As to sagacity, I should say that his judgement respecting the warmest place and the softest cushion in a room…
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Common sense is science exactly in so far as it fulfills the ideal of common sense; that is, sees facts…
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More Discussion Quotes
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I find that it's hard to fully examine one's life and not have faith be part of the discussion.
— J. J. Abrams
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The public character of every public servant is legitimate subject of discussion, and his fitness or unfitness for office may…
— Charles Babbage
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I am inclined to attach some importance to the new system of manufacturing; and venture to throw it out with…
— Charles Babbage
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Every thing secret degenerates, even the administration of justice; nothing is safe that does not show how it can bear…
— Lord Acton
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Machiavelli's teaching would hardly have stood the test of Parliamentary government, for public discussion demands at least the profession of…
— Lord Acton
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There are two things which cannot be attacked in front: ignorance and narrow-mindedness. They can only be shaken by the…
— Lord Acton
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Power is action; the electoral principle is discussion. No political action is possible when discussion is permanently established.
— Honore de Balzac
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The last months, weeks and days have seen accelerating discussions, involving the DUP for the first time, about a comprehensive…
— Gerry Adams
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A good day for Barack Obama is anytime the dominant topic of discussion is anything but the economy.
— Bob Beauprez
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Debating clubs among boys are very useful, not only as affording pleasant meetings and interesting discussions, but also as serving…
— Annie Besant
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In the Bhagavad Gita, there is no long discussion, nothing elaborate. The main reason for this is that everything stated…
— Vinoba Bhave
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I just like making people laugh, and buried in that I like to bring up topics and start discussions.
— Albert Brooks
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