Drunkenness was in good repute in England till Bloody Mary frowned upon it; it remained popular in Germany. The French drank more stably, not being quite so cold.

Quote by Will Durant

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Inquiry is fatal to certainty

Inquiry is fatal to certainty

There is nothing in socialism that a little age or a little money will not...

There is nothing in socialism that a little age or a little money will not...

Even when repressed, inequality grows; only the man who is below the average in economic...

Even when repressed, inequality grows; only the man who is below the average in economic...

Every science begins as philosophy and ends as art

Every science begins as philosophy and ends as art

Continue to express your dissent and your needs, but remember to remain civilized, for you...

Continue to express your dissent and your needs, but remember to remain civilized, for you...

The most interesting thing in the world is another human being who wonders, suffers and...

The most interesting thing in the world is another human being who wonders, suffers and...

History is mostly guessing; the rest is prejudice.

History is mostly guessing; the rest is prejudice.

Inquiry is fatal to certainty.

Inquiry is fatal to certainty.

Sixty years ago I knew everything; now I know nothing; education is a progressive discovery...

Sixty years ago I knew everything; now I know nothing; education is a progressive discovery...

The most interesting thing in the world is another human being who wonders, suffers and...

The most interesting thing in the world is another human being who wonders, suffers and...

We Americans are the best informed people on earth as to the events of the...

We Americans are the best informed people on earth as to the events of the...

We are living in the excesses of freedom. Just take a look at 42nd Street...

We are living in the excesses of freedom. Just take a look at 42nd Street...

If man asks for many laws it is only because he is sure that his...

If man asks for many laws it is only because he is sure that his...

Civilization is the order and freedom is promoting cultural activity.

Civilization is the order and freedom is promoting cultural activity.

Every vice was once a virtue, and may become respectable again, just as hatred becomes...

Every vice was once a virtue, and may become respectable again, just as hatred becomes...

Our knowledge is a receding mirage in an expanding desert of ignorance.

Our knowledge is a receding mirage in an expanding desert of ignorance.

Moral codes adjust themselves to environmental conditions.

Moral codes adjust themselves to environmental conditions.

Tired mothers find that spanking takes less time than reasoning and penetrates sooner to the...

Tired mothers find that spanking takes less time than reasoning and penetrates sooner to the...

Man became free when he recognized that he was subject to law.

Man became free when he recognized that he was subject to law.

Nature has never read the Declaration of Independence. It continues to make us unequal.

Nature has never read the Declaration of Independence. It continues to make us unequal.