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It's the obligation of the intellectual elite to point out fallacies, inaccuracies and problems of the governing body of a country. There's a long tradition of
by mixmax 16y ago
It's the obligation of the intellectual elite to point out fallacies, inaccuracies and problems of the governing body of a country. There's a long tradition of this, from Noam Chomsky to Ralph Waldo Emerson.
To qoute Emerson "Before we acquire great power we must acquire wisdom to use it well." Intellectuals have the wisdom, and the brave ones speak truth to power.
It's nice to see Knuth in good company.
- mixmax 16y agoHere are a few more startup-related Emerson quotes that I just came across: In skating over thin ice our safety is in our speed. Little minds have little worries, big minds have no time for worries. Love of beauty is taste. The creation of beauty is art. Men love to wonder, and that is the seed of science. No great man ever complains of want of opportunity. Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm. Once you make a decision, the universe conspires to make it happen. Our best thoughts come from others. Our greatest glory is not in never failing, but in rising up every time we fail. People only see what they are prepared to see. Shallow men believe in luck. Strong men believe in cause and effect. The ancestor of every action is a thought.