"No rational argument will have a rational effect on a man who does not want to adopt a rational attitude."
-Karl Popper
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"Piecemeal social engineering resembles physical engineering in regarding the ends as beyond the province of technology.“
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"Science may be described as the art of systematic over-simplification."
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"Science must begin with myths, and with the criticism of myths."
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"We must plan for freedom, and not only for security, if for no other reason than that only freedom can make security secure."
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"I'm selfish, impatient, and a little insecure. I make mistakes, I'm out of control, and at times hard to handle. But if you can't handle me at my worst, then you sure as hell don't deserve me at my best."
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