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"An age cannot bind itself and ordain to put the succeeding one into such a condition that it cannot extend its (at best very occasional) knowledge , purify itself of errors, and progress in general enlightenment. That would be a crime against human nature, the proper destination of which lies precisely in this progress and the descendants would be fully justified in rejecting those decrees as having been made in an unwarranted and malicious manner.."
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"Advances in medicine and agriculture have saved vastly more lives than have been lost in all the wars in history."
"And a step backward, after making a wrong turn, is a step in the right direction."
"If you take it step by step, you shall least miss a step!"
"You may not have finished today but the work you did got you closer than if you would have done nothing."
"The present moment is nice but it does not last. Living in it is like waiting in a junction town for the morning limited; the junction may be interesting but some day you will have to leave it and you do not know where the limited will take you."
"Let both sides seek to invoke the wonders of science instead of its terrors. Together let us explore the stars, conquer the deserts, eradicate disease, tap the ocean depths, and encourage the arts and commerce."
"You have become more and therefore expect more, but never become too purpose-driven to step back and realize just how far you have progressed."
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"A categorical imperative would be one which represented an action as objectively necessary in itself, without reference to any other purpose."
"The true religion is to be posited not in the knowledge or confession of what God allegedly does or has done for our salvation, but in what we must do to become worthy of this."
"Immaturity is the incapacity to use one's intelligence without the guidance of another."
"All our knowledge begins with the senses, proceeds then to the understanding, and ends with reason. There is nothing higher than reason."
"Metaphysics is a dark ocean without shores or lighthouse, strewn with many a philosophic wreck."
"In all judgements by which we describe anything as beautiful, we allow no one to be of another opinion."
"The desire of a man for a woman is not directed at her because she is a human being but because she is a woman. That she is a human being is of no concern to him."
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