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The history of science is everywhere speculative. It is a marvelous hiatory. It makes you proud to be a human being.

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
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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.
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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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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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While differing widely in the various little bits we know, in our infinite ignorance we are all equal.
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The conspiracy theory of society... comes from abandoning god and then asking: Who is in his place
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