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“Let us have but one end in view, the welfare of humanity; and let us put aside all selfishness in consideration of language, nationality, or religion.”

Ends Humanity Language Views Diversity Prejudice Selfishness Welfare Consideration Brotherhood Nationality Unity In Diversity Pragmatism

Author:John Amos Comenius

“There's no way to put a limit on what one may accomplish individually if the intent is an impeccable intent. Don Juan's teachings are not spiritual. I repeat this because the question has come to the surface over and over. The idea of spirituality doesn't fit with the iron discipline of a warrior. The most important thing for a shaman like don Juan is the idea of pragmatism.”

“No matter what the cause, even though it be to conquer with tanks and planes and modern artillery some defenseless black population, there will be no lack of poets and preachers and essayists and philosophers to invent the necessary reasons and gild the infamy with righteousness. To this righteousness there is, of course, never an adequate reply. Thus a war to end poverty becomes an unanswerable enterprise. For who can decently be for poverty? To even debate whether the war will end poverty becomes an exhibition of ugly pragmatism and the sign of an ignoble mind.”

Source: As We Go Marching

“Greatness is not manifested by unlimited pragmatism, which places such a high premium on the end justifying any means and any methods”

Mean Ends Greatness Method Unlimited Pragmatism Premium Prosecution

Book:Declaration of conscience

Source: Declaration of conscience

“Among politicians and businessmen, *Pragmatism* is the current term for 'To hell with our children.'”

Children Term Hell Politician Future Our Children Currents Businessman Pragmatism

Author:Edward Abbey

“The mainstream perception that conservatives are close-minded and dogmatic while liberals are open-minded and free-thinking has it almost exactly backward. Liberal dogma is settled: The government should do good, where it can, whenever it can. That is President Obama's idea of pragmatism and bipartisanship: He's open to all ideas, from either side of the aisle, about how best to expand government and get the state more involved in our lives.”

“I like to say that Bobby Fischer was the greatest player ever. But what made Fischer a genius was his ability to blend an American freshness and pragmatism with Russian ideas about strategy”

Made Ideas Ability Player Genius Strategy Chess Freshness Pragmatism Fischer

Author:Bruce Pandolfini

“I react pragmatically. Where the market works, I'm for that. Where the government is necessary, I'm for that. I'm deeply suspicious of somebody who says, 'I'm in favor of privatization,' or, 'I'm deeply in favor of public ownership.' I'm in favor of whatever works in the particular case.”

Government Political Cases Particular Favors Ownership Suspicious Pragmatism Privatization Whatever Works

Author:John Kenneth Galbraith

“Modern definitions of truth, such as those as pragmatism and instrumentalism, which are practical rather than contemplative, are inspired by industrialisation as opposed to aristocracy.”

Political Modern Inspired Definitions Practicals Aristocracy Contemplative Pragmatism

Author:Bertrand Russell

“Western science is approaching a paradigm shift of unprecedented proportions, one that will change our concepts of reality and of human nature, bridge the gap between ancient wisdom and modern science, and reconcile the differences between Eastern spirituality and Western pragmatism.”

Source: Beyond the Brain: Birth, Death, and Transcendence in Psychotherapy

“Pure pragmatism can't imagine a bold future. Pure idealism can't get anything done. It is the delicate blend of both that drives innovation.”

Done Imagine Pure Innovation Delicate Idealism Pragmatism

Author:Simon Sinek

“You simply can't make someone love you if they don't. You must choose someone who already loves you. If you choose someone who does not love you, this is the sort of love you must want.”

Ifs Want Doe Love You Acceptance You Choose One Love Pragmatism

Author:Israel Horovitz