Sometimes It Feels Like I'm Thinking Against

... Always Keep In Mind That An Article Of Faith Is Not Something That The Faithful Assume. Faith, For Those Who Have It, Is The Most Certain Form Of Knowledge, Not A Tentative Opinion.

If A Book Is Easy And Fits Nicely Into All Your Language Conventions And Thought Forms, Then You Probably Will Not Grow Much From Reading It. It May Be Entertaining, But Not Enlarging To Your Understanding. It’s The Hard Books That Count. Raking Is Easy, But All You Get Is Leaves; Digging Is Hard, But You Might Find Diamonds.

Political Democracy Cannot Flourish Under All Economic Conditions. Democracy Requires An Economic System Which Supports The Political Ideals Of Liberty And Equality For All. Men Cannot Exercise Freedom In The Political Sphere When They Are Deprived Of It In The Economic Sphere.

All Genuine Learning Is Active, Not Passive.

... The Person Who, At Any Stage Of A Conversation, Disagrees, Should At Least Hope To Reach Agreement In The End. He Should Be As Much Prepared To Have His Own Mind Changed As Seek To Change The Mind Of Another ... No One Who Looks Upon Disagreement As An Occasion For Teaching Another Should Forget That It Is Also An Occasion For Being Taught.