Sidney Hook – Quotes Lover

Students rarely disappoint teachers who assure them in advance that they are doomed to failure.

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Students rarely disappoint teachers who assure them in advance that they are doomed to failure.

Those who say that life is worth living at any cost have already written an...

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Those who say that life is worth living at any cost have already written an...

To silence criticism is to silence freedom.

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To silence criticism is to silence freedom.

Tolerance always has limits - it cannot tolerate what is itself actively intolerant.

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Tolerance always has limits - it cannot tolerate what is itself actively intolerant.

Wisdom is a kind of knowledge. It is knowledge of the nature, career, and consequences...

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Wisdom is a kind of knowledge. It is knowledge of the nature, career, and consequences...

Before impugning an opponent's motives, even when they legitimately may be impugned, answer his arguments.

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Before impugning an opponent's motives, even when they legitimately may be impugned, answer his arguments.

Everyone who remembers his own education remembers teachers, not methods and techniques. The teacher is...

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Everyone who remembers his own education remembers teachers, not methods and techniques. The teacher is...

I was guilty of judging capitalism by its operations and socialism by its hopes and...

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I was guilty of judging capitalism by its operations and socialism by its hopes and...

Idealism, alas, does not protect one from ignorance, dogmatism, and foolishness.

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Idealism, alas, does not protect one from ignorance, dogmatism, and foolishness.

Philosophy, most broadly viewed, is the critical survey of existence from the standpoint of value.

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Philosophy, most broadly viewed, is the critical survey of existence from the standpoint of value.