The real social function of philosophy is to prevent mankind from losing itself in the ideas which the existing organization of society instills into its members.
M. Horkheimer
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Tag Archives: freedom
Executive Limit
Der Mensch kann tun was er will; er kann aber nicht wollen was er will.
Man can do what he wills but he cannot will what to will.
Arthur Schopenhauer
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Clench of Cliché
Conventional opinion is the ruin of our souls.
Rumi
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Pretended War
The loss of liberty at home is charged against provisions against danger, real or pretended, from abroad.
James Madison
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In Action
Those who do not move do not notice their chains.
Rosa Luxemburg
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Political Freedom
No one is sovereign over meaning.
Michaela Ferguson
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Political Progress
The belief in political fixity, the sanctity of a form hallowed by tradition, is an invitation to revolt and revolution.
John Dewey
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The Liberal Fallacy
No man and no mind was ever emancipated merely by being left alone.
John Dewey
#twisdom #empowerment
Idea Inertia
Habits of opinion are the toughest of all.
John Dewey
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Free Thought
The most courageous act is to think for yourself. Aloud.
Coco Chanel
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