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Quote by Immanuel Kant

“Great minds think for themselves.”

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German philosopher, an important representative of the Enlightenment movement, and the founder of the Kantian philosophical system. His thoughts have had a profound impact on the fields of philosophy, ethics, political science, and others. more

“If you think your belief is based upon reason, you will support it by argument rather than by persecution, and will abandon it if the argument goes against you. But if your belief is based upon faith, you will realize that argument is useless, and will therefore resort to force either in the form of persecution or by stunting or distorting the minds of the young in what is called 'education.'”

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Book:Bertrand Russell's Best

Source: Bertrand Russell's Best

“In school, you are given the lesson first. On the street, you're given the mistake first and then it's up to you to find the lesson, if you ever find it.”

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Author:Robert Kiyosaki

“Incompetents invariably make trouble for people other than themselves.”

People Trouble Intelligence Competence

Author:Larry McMurtry

“Instead of encouraging the student to devote himself to his studies for the sake of studying, instead of encouraging in him a real love for his subject and for inquiry, he is encouraged to study for the sake of his personal career; he is led to acquire only such knowledge as is serviceable in getting him over the hurdles which he must clear for the sake of his advancement.”

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Book:The Open Society and Its Enemies

Source: The Open Society and Its Enemies

“It has been said that the primary function of schools is to impart enough facts to make children stop asking questions. Some, with whom the schools do not succeed, become scientists... and I never stopped asking questions.”

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Book:The Camel's Nose: Memoirs Of A Curious Scientist

Source: The Camel's Nose: Memoirs Of A Curious Scientist

“It is not so very important for a person to learn facts. For that he does not really need a college. He can learn them from books. The value of an education in a liberal arts college is not learning of many facts but the training of the mind to think something that cannot be learned from textbooks.”

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Book:The Ultimate Quotable Einstein

Source: The Ultimate Quotable Einstein

“Most authors have one idea per book. Shakespeare had two per sentence.”

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Author:Lauren Hutton

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