Few people are capable of expressing with equanimity opinions that differ from the prejudices of their social environment. Most people are even incapable of forming such opinions.
Tag: Albert Einstein
(1879-1955) Physicist and Professor, Nobel Prize 1921
Think for yourself
Unthinking respect for authority is the greatest enemy of truth.
Individual opportunity
Any power must be an enemy of mankind which enslaves the individual by power and by force, whether it arises under the Fascist or the Communist flag. All that is valuable in human society depends upon the opportunity for development accorded to the individual.
Controlling the masses
The ruling class has the schools and press under its thumb. This enables it to sway the emotions of the masses.
Blind belief in authority
Blind belief in authority is the greatest enemy of truth.
Curb your shame
If most of us are ashamed of shabby clothes and shoddy furniture let us be more ashamed of shabby ideas and shoddy philosophies … It would be a sad situation if the wrapper were better than the meat wrapped inside it.
Safety third
A ship is always safe at the shore, but that is not what it is built for.
Products of freedom
Everything that is really great and inspiring is created by the individual who can labor in freedom.