“We cannot be wise while in the grip of a deep fear. ... This is why demagogues, when seeking our support, will first cause us to fear and hate, knowing when we are in the grip of a great fear, we will abandon common sense and wisdom, we will forsake the hard-won lessons of time and experience.” FirstsHardWisdomHateCausesCommonSupportCourageKnowingWiseLessonsSeekingCommon SenseAbandonBeing WiseForsake Author:Philip Gulley
“Sincere thought, real free thought, ready, in the name of superhuman authority or of humble common sense, to question the basis of what is officially taught and generally accepted, is less and less likely to thrive. It is, we repeat, by far easier to enslave a literate people than an illiterate one, strange as this may seem at first sight. And the enslavement is more likely to be lasting.” PeopleFirstsMayRealSeemsNamesCommonTaughtStrangeReadyEasierAuthoritySightBasesHumbleAcceptedCommon SenseRepeatsThriveLastingSincereIlliterateEnslavementSuperhumanFree Thought Book:The Lightning and the Sun Source: The Lightning and the Sun
“Democratic Rep. Charles Schumer of New York made a plea to Livingston, the incoming speaker. These new hearings, these new subpoenas wave a red flag that common sense and common wisdom are not welcome here, .. Mr. Livingston, this may be the first and most important task you will ever face as speaker. Lead us out of this abyss.” FirstsMayMadeImportantFacesCommonNew YorkRedTasksDemocraticWaveHearingCommon SenseWelcomeFlagsSpeakersAbyssRed FlagsSubpoenas Author:Charles Schumer
“Ideas first and last: yet it is not till these are formulated and utilized that the devotees of the common sense discern their value and advantages. The idealist is the capitalist on whose resources multitudes are maintained life long. Ideas in the head set hands about their several tasks, thus carrying forward all human endeavors to their issues.” FirstsHumansLongIdeasHandsLastsValuesCommonIssuesResourcesAdvantageTasksCommon SenseEndeavorCapitalistMultitudesLong LifeIdealistDevoteeFirsts And Lasts Author:Amos Bronson Alcott