If patriotism is the last refuge of a scoundrel, it is not merely because evil deeds may be performed in the name of patriotism, but because patriotic fervor can obliterate moral distinctions altogether.
A man can do his best only by confidently seeking (and perpetually missing) an unattainable perfection. - Ralph Barton Perry
A man can do his best only by confidently seeking (and perpetually missing) an unattainable perfection.
- Ralph Barton Perry
If patriotism is the last refuge of a scoundrel, it is not merely because evil deeds may be performed in the name of patriotism, but because patrioti… - Ralph Barton Perry
If patriotism is the last refuge of a scoundrel, it is not merely because evil deeds may be performed in the name of patriotism, but because patrioti…
I prefer credulity to skepticism and cynicism for there is more promise in almost anything than in nothing at all. - Ralph Barton Perry
I prefer credulity to skepticism and cynicism for there is more promise in almost anything than in nothing at all.
Indeed I am inclined to go so far as to say that the one cause for which one may properly make war is the cause of peace. - Ralph Barton Perry
Indeed I am inclined to go so far as to say that the one cause for which one may properly make war is the cause of peace.
What is needed in the present plight of mankind is not more science but a change of heart that shall move mankind to devote to constructive and peace… - Ralph Barton Perry
What is needed in the present plight of mankind is not more science but a change of heart that shall move mankind to devote to constructive and peace…
The English mind is intelligent rather than intellectual. The French are intellectual in the sense that the intellect is emancipated and left free to… - Ralph Barton Perry
The English mind is intelligent rather than intellectual. The French are intellectual in the sense that the intellect is emancipated and left free to…
The fundamental idea of modern capitalism is not the right of the individual to possess and enjoy what he has earned, but the ;thesis that the exerci… - Ralph Barton Perry
The fundamental idea of modern capitalism is not the right of the individual to possess and enjoy what he has earned, but the ;thesis that the exerci…
Ignorance deprives people of freedom because they do not know what alternatives there are. It is impossible to choose to do what one has never "heard… - Ralph Barton Perry
Ignorance deprives people of freedom because they do not know what alternatives there are. It is impossible to choose to do what one has never "heard…
This insistence on "having his say upon the universe" is the profoundest motive of William James thinking as well as of his filial gratitude. - Ralph Barton Perry
This insistence on "having his say upon the universe" is the profoundest motive of William James thinking as well as of his filial gratitude.
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