Humans Think They Are Free…
Conscious beings, when in truth they are deluded animals.
At the same time they never cease trying to escape from what they imagine themselves to be.
Their religions are attempts to be rid of a freedom they have never possessed.
In the twentieth century, the utopias of Right and Left served the same function.
Today, when politics is unconvincing even as entertainment, science has taken on the role of mankind's deliverer.
English Political Philosopher and Author
From Straw Dogs: Thoughts on Humans and Other Animals
Knowing yourself is the beginning of all wisdom.
- Aristotle
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~ Ludwig van Beethoven
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