“Integrationists are delighted to live in a democratic country where the rule of law prevails, whereas chauvinists wish to import the customs of the Middle East and South Asia.” CountryLawWishMiddleImportanceDemocraticSouthEastCustomsMiddle EastAsiaDelightedRule Of LawImportsDemocratic CountrySouth Asia Author:Daniel Pipes
“Young people have many pleasures and many sorrows, because they only have themselves to think of, so every wish and every notion assume importance; every pleasure is tasted to the full, but also every sorrow, and many who find that their wishes cannot be fulfilled, immediately put an end to their lives.” PeopleThinkingEndsYoungWishPleasureSorrowImportanceAssumingNotionFulfilled Author:Hermann Hesse
“Science tells us what we can know but what we can know is little and if we forget how much we cannot know we become insensitive of many things of very great importance. Theology, on the other hand induces a dogmatic belief that we have knowledge where in fact we have ignorance and by doing so generates a kind of impertinent insolence towards the universe. Uncertainty in the presence of vivid hopes and fears is painful, but must be endured if we wish to live without the support of comforting fairy tales.” IfsKnowsKindLittlesFactsHandsUniverseBeliefWishForgetSupportIgnoranceImportancePainfulTheologyTalesUncertaintyFairyFairy TaleComfortingVividDogmaticInsensitiveHopes And FearsInsolence Book:History of Western Philosophy: Collectors Edition Source: History of Western Philosophy: Collectors Edition
“Not until Freud's writings became popular did descriptions of infants center on relationships with their mothers. The idea that children have feelings of any lasting importance for their development is a very recent invention (or insight if you wish).” IfsWritingChildrenIdeasFeelingsMotherWishDevelopmentImportanceInsightInventionDescriptionLastingInfant Author:Sandra Scarr
“The importance of fear as a factor in war-making cannot be overlooked, and can hardly be overestimated. Any politician can play on panic when he wishes to stampede a people into war.” PeopleWarPlayWishFearPoliticianImportanceFactorsPanicOverlookedStampede Author:Maude Royden