“One of those disturbing tendencies in academic life is that there is a desire on the part of many in the name of open-mindedness to fall into a kind of relativistic denialism in which all positions are equally legitimate, all positions must be respected, and compromise must be entered into no matter what the starting point or reasonableness of the two parties.”
Quote by Lawrence Summers
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Lawrence Summers
American economist who served as the Undersecretary for International Affairs at the United States Department of the Treasury. Born on November 30, 1954. more
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