Thursday 21 March 2013

The individual is foolish but the species is wise

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Edmund Burke:


"The individual is foolish; the multitude, for the moment is foolish, when they act without deliberation; but the species is wise, and, when time is given to it, as a species it always acts right." 

This is why long held prejudices often contain profound truth.

2 comments:

  1. excellent points my friend! can t wait for your book

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  2. "This is why long held prejudices often contain profound truth." This is a profound truth, And it shouldn't have to be said that prejudice does not always equal bigotry, but in NewSpeak it often does.

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