"Our society has lost confidence in the power of reason, except perhaps scientific reason."

Power, Society, Confidence, Reason

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"Our society has lost confidence in the power of reason, except perhaps scientific reason."

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"Always remember...the stronger your position in life, the more enemies you're gonna have .. while friends come and go."

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"The House of Lords, an illusion to which I have never been able to subscribe - responsibility without power, the prerogative of the eunuch throughout the ages."

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