“The danger to society is not merely that it should believe wrong things, though that is great enough; but that it should become credulous, and lose the habit of testing things and inquiring into them; for then it must sink back into savagery.Quote by William Kingdon CliffordTopics: Quotes about William Kingdon CliffordShare on:FacebookPinterestWhatsApp
This sense of power is the highest and best of pleasures when the belief on...#William Kingdon Clifford
The rule which should guide us in such cases is simple and obvious enough: that...#William Kingdon Clifford
We feel much happier and more secure when we think we know precisely what to...#William Kingdon Clifford
He who truly believes that which prompts him to an action has looked upon the...#William Kingdon Clifford
In like manner, if I let myself believe anything on insufficient evidence, there may be...#William Kingdon Clifford
To consider only one other such witness: the followers of the Buddha have at least...#William Kingdon Clifford
There is no scientific discoverer, no poet, no painter, no musician, who will not tell...#William Kingdon Clifford
To sum up: it is wrong always, everywhere, and for anyone, to believe anything upon...#William Kingdon Clifford
