Democracy has not failed; the intelligence of the race has failed before the problems the race has raised.

Quote by Robert Maynard Hutchins

Topics: Intelligence Quotes

We call Japanese soldiers fanatics when they die rather than surrender, whereas American soldiers who...

We call Japanese soldiers fanatics when they die rather than surrender, whereas American soldiers who...

Freedom of inquiry, freedom of discussion, and freedom of teaching - without these a university...

Freedom of inquiry, freedom of discussion, and freedom of teaching - without these a university...

Whenever I feel the need to exercise, I lie down until it goes away.

Whenever I feel the need to exercise, I lie down until it goes away.

The most distressing aspect of the world into which you are going is its indifference...

The most distressing aspect of the world into which you are going is its indifference...

A civilization in which there is not a continuous controversy about important issues is on...

A civilization in which there is not a continuous controversy about important issues is on...

A student can win twelve letters at a university without learning how to write one.

A student can win twelve letters at a university without learning how to write one.

A civilization in which there is not a continuous controversy about important issues is on...

A civilization in which there is not a continuous controversy about important issues is on...

'Tis the set of the sail that decides the goal, and not the storm of...

'Tis the set of the sail that decides the goal, and not the storm of...

Captain, my religious belief teaches me to feel as safe in battle as in bed....

Captain, my religious belief teaches me to feel as safe in battle as in bed....

Long life to you, a wet mouth, and death in Ireland.

Long life to you, a wet mouth, and death in Ireland.

If creating life is art, then living and dying must be poetry.

If creating life is art, then living and dying must be poetry.

The fear of death is the most unjustified of all fears, for there's no risk...

The fear of death is the most unjustified of all fears, for there's no risk...

Leisure without literature is death and burial alive.

Leisure without literature is death and burial alive.

I regard the brain as a computer which will stop working when its components fail....

I regard the brain as a computer which will stop working when its components fail....

I have two luxuries to brood over in my walks, your loveliness and the hour...

I have two luxuries to brood over in my walks, your loveliness and the hour...

Everything's plastic, we're all gonna die.

Everything's plastic, we're all gonna die.

When I came back to Dublin I was court marshaled in my absence and sentenced...

When I came back to Dublin I was court marshaled in my absence and sentenced...

Death has a thousand doors to let out life: I shall find one.

Death has a thousand doors to let out life: I shall find one.

You must not fear death, my lads; defy him, and you drive him into the...

You must not fear death, my lads; defy him, and you drive him into the...

Here in the bathroom with me are razor blades. Here is iodine to drink. Here...

Here in the bathroom with me are razor blades. Here is iodine to drink. Here...