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Karl Raimund Popper

Why do I think that we, the in...

Why do I think that we, the intellectuals, are able to help? Simply because we, the intellectuals, have done the most terrible harm for thousands of years. Mass murder in the name of an idea, a doctrine, a theory, a religion - that is all 'our' doing, 'our' invention: the invention of the intellectuals. If only we would stop setting man against man - often with the best intentions - much would be gained. Nobody can say that it is impossible for us to stop doing this.

Karl Raimund Popper 179 quotes
Karl Raimund Popper

It is not possible to write cl...

It is not possible to write clearly enough to avoid being misrepresented by people who are sufficiently determined to do so.

Karl Raimund Popper 179 quotes
Karl Raimund Popper

Contrary to the outstanding wo...

Contrary to the outstanding work of art, outstanding theory is susceptible to improvements.

Karl Raimund Popper 179 quotes
Karl Raimund Popper

A rationalist is simply someon...

A rationalist is simply someone for whom it is more important to learn than to be proved right; someone who is willing to learn from others - not by simply taking over another's opinions, but by gladly allowing others to criticize his ideas and by gladly criticizing the ideas of others

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Karl Raimund Popper

Whenever we propose a solution...

Whenever we propose a solution to a problem, we ought to try as hard as we can to overthrow our solution, rather than defend it.

Karl Raimund Popper 179 quotes
Karl Raimund Popper

Optimism is a duty. The future...

Optimism is a duty. The future is open. It is not predetermined. No one can predict it, except by chance. We all contribute to determining it by what we do. We are all equally responsible for its success.

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Karl Raimund Popper

If you can't say it simply and...

If you can't say it simply and clearly, keep quiet, and keep working on it till you can.

Karl Raimund Popper 179 quotes
Karl Raimund Popper

True ignorance is not the abse...

True ignorance is not the absence of knowledge, but the refusal to acquire it.

Karl Raimund Popper 179 quotes
Karl Raimund Popper

While differing widely in the ...

While differing widely in the various little bits we know, in our infinite ignorance we are all equal.

Karl Raimund Popper 179 quotes
Karl Raimund Popper

We do not choose political fre...

We do not choose political freedom because it promises us this or that. We choose it because it makes possible the only dignified form of human coexistence, the only form in which we can be fully responsible for ourselves. Whether we realize its possibilities depends on all kinds of things Ђ' and above all on ourselves.

Karl Raimund Popper 179 quotes
Karl Raimund Popper

The conspiracy theory of socie...

The conspiracy theory of society... comes from abandoning god and then asking: 'Who is in his place'

Karl Raimund Popper 179 quotes
Karl Raimund Popper

If we are not prepared to defe...

If we are not prepared to defend a tolerant society against the onslaught of the intolerant, then the tolerant will be destroyed, and tolerance with them.

Karl Raimund Popper 179 quotes
Karl Raimund Popper

I have insisted that we must b...

I have insisted that we must be tolerant. But I also believe that this tolerance has its limits. We must not trust those anti-humanitarian religions which not only preach destruction but act accordingly. For if we tolerate them, then we become ourselves responsible for for their deeds.

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Karl Raimund Popper

The history of science, like t...

The history of science, like the history of all human ideas, is a history of irresponsible dreams, of obstinacy, and of error.

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Karl Raimund Popper

The difference between the amo...

The difference between the amoeba and Einstein is that, although both make use of the method of trial and error elimination, the amoeba dislikes erring while Einstein is intrigued by it.

Karl Raimund Popper 179 quotes
Karl Raimund Popper

Those who promise us paradise ...

Those who promise us paradise on earth never produced anything but a hell.

Karl Raimund Popper 179 quotes
Karl Raimund Popper

Philosophers should consider t...

Philosophers should consider the fact that the greatest happiness principle can easily be made an excuse for a benevolent dictatorship. We should replace it by a more modest and more realistic principle -- the principle that the fight against avoidable misery should be a recognized aim of public policy, while the increase of happiness should be left, in the main, to private initiative.

Karl Raimund Popper 179 quotes
Karl Raimund Popper

Good tests kill flawed theorie...

Good tests kill flawed theories; we remain alive to guess again.

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Karl Raimund Popper

Science may be described as th...

Science may be described as the art of systematic over-simplification.

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