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. . . it seems to me certain that more people are killed out of righteous stupidity than out of wickedness.
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
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Vienna
Austria
Karl Raimund Popper Sir
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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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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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I have spoken to Einstein and he admitted to me that his theory was in fact no different from the one of Parmenides.
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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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