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We must plan for freedom, and not only for security, if for no other reason than only freedom can make security more secure.
Karl Popper
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Karl Popper
Age: 92 †
Born: 1902
Born: July 28
Died: 1994
Died: September 17
Philosopher
Philosopher Of Science
Sociologist
University Teacher
Writer
Vienna
Austria
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If you can't say it simply and clearly, keep quiet, and keep working on it till you can.
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Those who promise us paradise on earth never produced anything but a hell.
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The war of ideas is a Greek invention. It is one of the most important inventions ever made. Indeed, the possibility of fighting with with words and ideas instead of fighting with swords is the very basis of our civilization, and especially of all its legal and parliamentary institutions.
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I remained a socialist for several years, even after my rejection of Marxism and if there could be such a thing as socialism combined with individual liberty, I would be a socialist still. For nothing could be better than living a modest, simple, and free life in an egalitarian society.
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If you know that things are bound to happen whatever you do, then you may feel free to give up the fight against them.
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