The whole aim of practical politics is to keep the populace alarmed (and hence clamorous to be led to safety) by menacing it with an endless series of hobgoblins, all of them imaginary.
H. L. Mencken
Category: Quote of the Day
Aphorisms, proverbs, wise sayings and other witty, pithy stuff
18MAR2019 – Quote of the Day
“The war of ideas is a Greek invention. It is one of the most important inventions ever made. Indeed, the possibility of fighting with with words and ideas instead of fighting with swords is the very basis of our civilization, and especially of all its legal and parliamentary institutions.”
Karl Popper
17MAR2019 – Quote of the Day
“It is complete nihilism to propose laying down arms in a world where atom bombs are around. It is very simple: there is no way of achieving peace other than with weapons.”
Karl Popper
16MAR2019 – Quote of the Day
“You cannot have a rational discussion with a man who prefers shooting you to being convinced by you.”
Karl Popper
15MAR2019 – Quote of the Day
“Optimism is a duty. The future is open. It is not predetermined. No one can predict it, except by chance. We all contribute to determining it by what we do. We are all equally responsible for its success.”
Karl Popper
14MAR2019 – Quote of the Day
“All life is problem solving.”
Karl Popper
13MAR2019 – Quote of the Day
“If you can’t say it simply and clearly, keep quiet, and keep working on it till you can.”
Karl Popper
12MAR2019 – Quote of the Day
“It is as absurd to expect members of philosophy departments to be philosophers as it is to expect members of art departments to be artists.”
Leo Strauss
11MAR2019 – Quote of the Day
“The contemporary rejection of natural right leads to nihilism – nay, it is identical with nihilism.”
Leo Strauss
10MAR2019 – Quote of the Day
“The silence of a wise man is always meaningful.”
Leo Strauss