Intellectuals cannot tolerate the chance event, the unintelligible: they have a nostalgia for the absolute, for a universally comprehensive scheme.
In a way, all sociologists are akin to Marxists because of their inclination to settle everyone's accounts but their own. - Raymond Aron
In a way, all sociologists are akin to Marxists because of their inclination to settle everyone's accounts but their own.
- Raymond Aron
Skepticism cannot be revolutionary, even though it speaks the language of revolution. - Raymond Aron
Skepticism cannot be revolutionary, even though it speaks the language of revolution.
Intellectuals cannot tolerate the chance event, the unintelligible: they have a nostalgia for the absolute, for a universally comprehensive scheme. - Raymond Aron
What passes for optimism is most often the effect of an intellectual error. - Raymond Aron
What passes for optimism is most often the effect of an intellectual error.
Foreknowledge of the future makes it possible to manipulate both enemies and supporters. - Raymond Aron
Foreknowledge of the future makes it possible to manipulate both enemies and supporters.
Racism is the snobbery of the poor. - Raymond Aron
Racism is the snobbery of the poor.
In writing if it takes over 30 minutes to write the first two paragraphs select another subject. - Raymond Aron
In writing if it takes over 30 minutes to write the first two paragraphs select another subject.
The intellectual who no longer feels attached to anything is not satisfied with opinion merely; he wants certainty, he wants a system. The revolution… - Raymond Aron
The intellectual who no longer feels attached to anything is not satisfied with opinion merely; he wants certainty, he wants a system. The revolution…
Peace is impossible, war is improbable. - Raymond Aron
Peace is impossible, war is improbable.
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