Generally speaking, men are influenced by books which clarify their own thought, which express their own notions well, or which suggest to them ideas which their minds are already predisposed to accept

Quote by Carl Becker

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Generally speaking, men are influenced by books which clarify their own thought, which express their...

Generally speaking, men are influenced by books which clarify their own thought, which express their...

Generally speaking, men are influenced by books which clarify their own thought, which express their...

Generally speaking, men are influenced by books which clarify their own thought, which express their...

Man is but a foundling in the cosmos, abandoned by the forces that created him

Man is but a foundling in the cosmos, abandoned by the forces that created him

The value of history is, indeed, not scientific but moral: by liberalizing the mind, by...

The value of history is, indeed, not scientific but moral: by liberalizing the mind, by...

Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, today is God's gift, that's why we call...

Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, today is God's gift, that's why we call...

We have not invaded anyone. We have not conquered anyone. We have not grabbed their...

We have not invaded anyone. We have not conquered anyone. We have not grabbed their...

Anything in history or nature that can be described as changing steadily can be seen...

Anything in history or nature that can be described as changing steadily can be seen...

This is the lesson that history teaches: repetition.

This is the lesson that history teaches: repetition.

Neither current events nor history show that the majority rule, or ever did rule.

Neither current events nor history show that the majority rule, or ever did rule.

If you say that the history of the Church is a long succession of scandals,...

If you say that the history of the Church is a long succession of scandals,...

You learn about equality in history and civics, but you find out life is not...

You learn about equality in history and civics, but you find out life is not...

More history is made by secret handshakes than by battles, bills, and proclamations

More history is made by secret handshakes than by battles, bills, and proclamations

It is remarkable how closely the history of the apple tree is connected with that...

It is remarkable how closely the history of the apple tree is connected with that...

Any man whose errors take ten years to correct is quite a man.

Any man whose errors take ten years to correct is quite a man.

It would be almost unbelievable, if history did not record the tragic fact that men...

It would be almost unbelievable, if history did not record the tragic fact that men...

Today, for the first time in history, a Bishop of Rome sets foot on English...

Today, for the first time in history, a Bishop of Rome sets foot on English...

Anyone who knows anything of history knows that great social changes are impossible without feminine...

Anyone who knows anything of history knows that great social changes are impossible without feminine...

There are worlds of experience beyond the world of the aggressive man, beyond history, and...

There are worlds of experience beyond the world of the aggressive man, beyond history, and...

I don't want to go negative on Franklin Delano Roosevelt, but he didn't pass an...

I don't want to go negative on Franklin Delano Roosevelt, but he didn't pass an...

The very concept of objective truth is fading out of the world. Lies will pass...

The very concept of objective truth is fading out of the world. Lies will pass...

Great minds comprehend more in a word, a look, a pressure of the hand than...

Great minds comprehend more in a word, a look, a pressure of the hand than...