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"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-
by turtleyacht 3y ago
"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."
-- Daniel J. Shea, Jr. (1985)
From the Preface of The New Plague: Organizations in Complexity by W.L. Livingston
- rayko 3y agoQuotes by Herbert Spencer… There is a principle which is a bar against all information, which cannot fail to keep a man in everlasting ignorance — that principle is contempt prior to investigation. Herbert Spencer (1820 – 1903)
- turtleyacht 3y agoSorry, you're right. In the paragraph preceding the quote, the last sentence is "Finally, we are reminded of Herbert Spencer's dictum:" (emphasis mine).