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“You drown not by falling into a river, but by staying submerged in it.”

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Paulo Coelho, born on August 24, 1947, is a renowned Brazilian author and lyricist. His works are characterized by profound philosophical thoughts and rich imagination, with his most famous novel being 'The Alchemist'. more

“The Gothic idea that we were to look backwards instead of forwards for the improvement of the human mind, and to recur to the annals of our ancestors for what is most perfect in government, in religion and in learning, is worthy of those bigots in religion and government by whom it has been recommended, and whose purposes it would answer. But it is not an idea which this country will endure.”

Source: The writings of Thomas Jefferson

“Error indeed has often prevailed by the assistance of power or force. Truth is the proper and sufficient antagonist to error.”

Politics Force Truth Is Errors Sufficient Assistance Antagonist

Book:The Works of Thomas Jefferson: Correspondence 1771 - 1779, the Summary View, and the Declaration of Independence

Source: The Works of Thomas Jefferson: Correspondence 1771 - 1779, the Summary View, and the Declaration of Independence

“Reason and free inquiry are the only effectual agents against error... They are the natural enemies of error, and of error only... If [free enquiry] be restrained now, the present corruptions will be protected, and new ones encouraged.”

Ifs Reason Truth Political Politics Natural Opinion Enemy Errors Corruption Agents Protected Inquiry Enquiry Natural Enemies

Author:Thomas Jefferson

“By oft repeating an untruth, men come to believe it themselves.”

Men Believe Politics Untruth

Book:The Writings of Thomas Jefferson: Correspondence

Source: The Writings of Thomas Jefferson: Correspondence

“If we suffer ourselves to be frightened from our post by mere lying, surely the enemy will use that weapon; for what one so cheap to those of whose system of politics morality makes no part?”

Ifs Use Lying Suffering Politics Enemy Morality Weapons Mere Posts Frightened

Book:Memoir, Correspondence, and Miscellanies: From the Papers of Thomas Jefferson

Source: Memoir, Correspondence, and Miscellanies: From the Papers of Thomas Jefferson

“Truth is the proper and sufficient antagonist to error, and has nothing to fear from the conflict, unless, by human interposition, disarmed of her natural weapons, free argument and debate; errors ceasing to be dangerous when it is permitted freely to contradict them.”

Humans Politics Natural Dangerous Truth Is Conflict Weapons Argument Errors Debate Sufficient Antagonist

Author:Thomas Jefferson

“Truth between candid minds can never do harm.”

Mind Truth Political Politics Opinion Truth Is Harm Candid

Book:The writings of Thomas Jefferson: being his autobiography, correspondence, reports, messages, addresses, and other writings, official and private

Source: The writings of Thomas Jefferson: being his autobiography, correspondence, reports, messages, addresses, and other writings, official and private

“I have learned to be less confident in the conclusions of human reason, and give more credit to the honesty of contrary opinions.”

Giving Humans Reason Politics Opinion Honesty Credit Contrary Conclusion I Have Learned Human Reason

Book:The Writings of Thomas Jefferson: Correspondence. Reports and opinions while secretary of state

Source: The Writings of Thomas Jefferson: Correspondence. Reports and opinions while secretary of state

“It is surely time for men to think for themselves, and to throw off the authority of names so artificially magnified.”

Thinking Men Politics Names Authority Positive Atheism

Book:The Writings of Thomas Jefferson: Correspondence. Reports and opinions while secretary of state

Source: The Writings of Thomas Jefferson: Correspondence. Reports and opinions while secretary of state

“In every free and deliberating society, there must, from the nature of man, be opposite parties, and violent dissensions and discords; and one of these, for the most part, must prevail over the other for a longer or shorter time.”

Men Politics Party Opposites Violent Discord Nature Of Man Dissension

Book:Memoirs, correspondence and private papers of Thomas Jefferson, ed. by T.J. Randolph

Source: Memoirs, correspondence and private papers of Thomas Jefferson, ed. by T.J. Randolph

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