Those who say that life is worth living at any cost have already written an epitaph of infamy, for there is no cause and no person that they will not betray to stay alive.

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Fear of death has been the greatest ally of tyranny past and present.

Fear of death has been the greatest ally of tyranny past and present.

Wisdom is a kind of knowledge. It is knowledge of the nature, career, and consequences...

Wisdom is a kind of knowledge. It is knowledge of the nature, career, and consequences...

Tolerance always has limits - it cannot tolerate what is itself actively intolerant.

Tolerance always has limits - it cannot tolerate what is itself actively intolerant.

I was guilty of judging capitalism by its operations and socialism by its hopes and...

I was guilty of judging capitalism by its operations and socialism by its hopes and...

To silence criticism is to silence freedom.

To silence criticism is to silence freedom.

Before impugning an opponent's motives, even when they legitimately may be impugned, answer his arguments.

Before impugning an opponent's motives, even when they legitimately may be impugned, answer his arguments.

Everyone who remembers his own education remembers teachers, not methods and techniques. The teacher is...

Everyone who remembers his own education remembers teachers, not methods and techniques. The teacher is...

I was guilty of judging capitalism by its operations and socialism by its hopes and...

I was guilty of judging capitalism by its operations and socialism by its hopes and...

Idealism, alas, does not protect one from ignorance, dogmatism, and foolishness.

Idealism, alas, does not protect one from ignorance, dogmatism, and foolishness.

Philosophy, most broadly viewed, is the critical survey of existence from the standpoint of value.

Philosophy, most broadly viewed, is the critical survey of existence from the standpoint of value.

Students rarely disappoint teachers who assure them in advance that they are doomed to failure.

Students rarely disappoint teachers who assure them in advance that they are doomed to failure.