Inspirational Quotes, Motivational Sayings, and Wise Words for Daily Inspiration

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A liberal education will impart an awareness of the amazing and precious complexity of human relationships. Since those relationships are violated more often out of insensitiveness than out of deliberate intent, whatever increases sensitiveness of perception and understanding humanizes life.

Sidney Hook's Popular Quotes

The easiest rationalization for the refusal to seek the truth is the denial that truth exists.

- Sidney Hook

[A]nti-Semitism was rife in almost all varieties of socialism.

- Sidney Hook

In contrast to totalitarianism, democracy can face and live with the truth about itself.

- Sidney Hook

To serve the public interest is not the same as being a servant of public opinion.

- Sidney Hook

Tolerance always has limits - it cannot tolerate what is itself actively intolerant.

- Sidney Hook

Before impugning an opponent's motives, even when they legitimately may be impugned, answer his arguments.

- Sidney Hook

To silence criticism is to silence freedom.

- Sidney Hook

Fear of death has been the greatest ally of tyranny past and present.

- Sidney Hook

No one who accepts the sovereignty of truth can be a foot soldier in a party or movement. He will always find himself out of step.

- Sidney Hook