If a person can be said to have the wrong attitude, there is no need to pay attention to his arguments.

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He who refuses to do arithmetic is doomed to talk nonsense.

He who refuses to do arithmetic is doomed to talk nonsense.

It is said that man doesn't live by bread alone. Sometimes this is unfortunate, because...

It is said that man doesn't live by bread alone. Sometimes this is unfortunate, because...

Proposals to forbid golf courses have about the same motivations as proposals to forbid skate...

Proposals to forbid golf courses have about the same motivations as proposals to forbid skate...

With no more than six levels of misquotation, any statement can be made to say...

With no more than six levels of misquotation, any statement can be made to say...

Foolishness is rarely a matter of lack of intelligence or even lack of information.

Foolishness is rarely a matter of lack of intelligence or even lack of information.

Hardly anyone has noticed that in the Northern Hemisphere people stir their drinks counterclockwise, whereas...

Hardly anyone has noticed that in the Northern Hemisphere people stir their drinks counterclockwise, whereas...

Hard distinctions make bad philosophy.

Hard distinctions make bad philosophy.

Slogans rarely convince the unconvinced. However, they do rally the troops already on your side.

Slogans rarely convince the unconvinced. However, they do rally the troops already on your side.

The peace movement is a great force for peace. Some of the world's most quarrelsome...

The peace movement is a great force for peace. Some of the world's most quarrelsome...

A true intellectual is a man who, after reading a book and being convinced by...

A true intellectual is a man who, after reading a book and being convinced by...

A declining institution often experiences survival of the unfittest.

A declining institution often experiences survival of the unfittest.

Suicidal terrorists may have short shelf lives.

Suicidal terrorists may have short shelf lives.

The slogan was 'Don't trust anyone over thirty'. Sixty years later the slogan became, 'Don't...

The slogan was 'Don't trust anyone over thirty'. Sixty years later the slogan became, 'Don't...

Amateur bureaucrats are often even worse than professional bureaucrats.

Amateur bureaucrats are often even worse than professional bureaucrats.

Honor among thieves is the ancestor of all honor.

Honor among thieves is the ancestor of all honor.

My hobby of not attending meetings about recycling saves more energy than your hobby of...

My hobby of not attending meetings about recycling saves more energy than your hobby of...

Both politicians and journalists face situations which strain their honesty and humanity. My opinion is...

Both politicians and journalists face situations which strain their honesty and humanity. My opinion is...

When thugs by nature meet thugs by political conviction, 5-0 is not surprising.

When thugs by nature meet thugs by political conviction, 5-0 is not surprising.

Self-righteousness has killed more people than smoking.

Self-righteousness has killed more people than smoking.

Asking a critic to name his favorite book is like asking a butcher to name...

Asking a critic to name his favorite book is like asking a butcher to name...