Most of our so-called reasoning consists in finding arguments for going on believing as we already do.

Quote by James Harvey Robinson

Topics: Belief Quotes, Reason Quotes

Curiosity is idle only to those who fail to realize that it may be a...

Curiosity is idle only to those who fail to realize that it may be a...

We find it hard to believe that other people's thoughts are as silly as our...

We find it hard to believe that other people's thoughts are as silly as our...

Political campaigns are designedly made into emotional orgies which endeavor to distract attention from the...

Political campaigns are designedly made into emotional orgies which endeavor to distract attention from the...

Curiosity is idle only to those who fail to realize that it may be a...

Curiosity is idle only to those who fail to realize that it may be a...

We are incredibly heedless in the formation of our beliefs, but find ourselves filled with...

We are incredibly heedless in the formation of our beliefs, but find ourselves filled with...

With supreme irony, the war to make the world safe for democracy ended by leaving...

With supreme irony, the war to make the world safe for democracy ended by leaving...

Our goal, simply stated, is to be the best.

Our goal, simply stated, is to be the best.

Partisanship is our great curse. We too readily assume that everything has two sides and...

Partisanship is our great curse. We too readily assume that everything has two sides and...