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Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four. If that is granted, all else follows. —George Orwell, 1984

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The method which he [Bergson] pursues is not the conceptual and abstract method which has been the dominant tradition in philosophy. —F. L. Pogson, quote in Henri Bergson, Time and Free Will: An Essay on the Immediate Data of Consciousness

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…evil anywhere concerns everyone… —Robert Hartman, The Revolution Against War

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If one knows how to formulate penetrating questions and assiduously seek answers, education, with or without schools, is inevitable. —Dee Hock, Autobiography of a Restless Mind: Reflections on the Human Condition, Volume Two

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Society cares about the individual only in so far as he is profitable. —Simone de Beauvoir, The Coming of Age, 543

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The method which he [Bergson] pursues is not the conceptual and abstract method which has been the dominant tradition in philosophy. —F. L. Pogson, quote in Henri Bergson, Time and Free Will: An Essay on the Immediate Data of Consciousness

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This quality [without a name]...cannot be made, but only generated, indirectly,...just as a flower cannot be made, but only generated from the seed. —Christopher Alexander, The Timeless Way of Building #thequalitywithoutaname

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We are probably nearing the limit of all we kan know about astronomy. --Simon Newcomb (1888), in The Science Delusion by Rupert Sheldrake

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…boring your octopus is not only cruel; it’s a hazard. … They will invariably come up with something creative to do with their time that you don’t want them to do… —Sy Montgomery, The Soul of an Octopus: A Surprising Exploration Into the Wonder of Consciousness

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The Age of Thrivability by Michelle Holliday @thrivability #books #recommended https://t.co/9ybyj6tomq