Many a man will have the courage to die gallantly, but will not have the courage to say, or even to think, that the cause for which he is asked to die is an unworthy one.
(To some of the veterans of Vietnam Wars, Iraq Wars, and the soldiers under Nazi Germany and Imperial Japan)
One of the symptoms of an approaching nervous breakdown is the belief that one's work is terribly important.
The point of philosophy is to start with something so simple as not to seem worth stating, and to end with something so paradoxical that no one will believe it.
To acquire immunity to eloquence is of the utmost importance to the citizens of a democracy.
To be able to concentrate for a considerable time is essential to difficult achievement.
Tuesday, September 22, 2009
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