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“Horace Greeley pursues temperance to extravagance." Lord Acton”

Humility Arrogance Openness Persuasion Closemindedness

Book:Lincoln and the Power of the Press: The War for Public Opinion

Source: Lincoln and the Power of the Press: The War for Public Opinion

“Personalization filters serve a kind of invisible autopropaganda, indoctrinating us with our own ideas, amplifying our desire for things that are familiar in leaving us oblivious to the dangers lurking in the dark territory of the unknown.”

Curiosity Closemindedness

Book:The Filter Bubble: What the Internet is Hiding From You

Source: The Filter Bubble: What the Internet is Hiding From You

“I was still unteachable, being inflated with the novelty of heresy.”

Youth Arrogance Closemindedness

Author:Augustine of Hippo

“But you can't be too careful of these strange new ideas and new things. You must not tamper with them. If you try to understand them, they may entangle and get hold of you, and then where will you be? Hide your mind from them, and hide them from your mind. Stick to the plain common sense of life. There will always be a tomorrow rather like today. At least so far there always has been a fairly similar tomorrow. Once or twice lately there have been jolts... Try not to notice these jolts. 'It is no good meeting trouble halfway.”

Thinking Ideas Intellect Closemindedness

Book:You Can't Be Too Careful

Source: You Can't Be Too Careful