There is a principle which is a bar against all information, which is proof against all arguments and which cannot fail to keep a man in everlasting ignorance—that principle is contempt prior to investigation. (Herbert Spencer)

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This moment shall exist forever, and you alone are your only audience. (F. Nietzsche)

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Civilizations proceed from bondage to spiritual faith;
from spiritual faith to courage;
from courage to liberty;
from liberty to abundance;
from abundance to selfishness;
from selfishness to apathy;
from apathy to dependency;
and from dependency back to bondage.
Apathy is also anti-democratic: democracy requires the informed consent of the governed, and will not last if voters can`t be bothered. (Arnold Toynbee)