“Surely it would be better, or rather necessary to refute, in defense of truth, even views to which one is attached.” — Aristotle, Nicomachean Ethics #philosophy#philsky

If we believe that, in our treatment of these poorest people, we are not acting wrongly, we are like those who believed that they were justified in having slaves.” — Derek Parfit, On What Matters

“One thing that greatly matters is the failure of we rich people to prevent, as we so easily could, much of the suffering and many of the early deaths of the poorest people in the world.... (1/2)

“Whereof one cannot speak, thereof one must be silent.” — Ludwig Wittgenstein, Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus #philosophy#philsky

“As to the evil which results from censorship, it is impossible to measure it, for it is impossible to tell where it ends.” — Jeremy Bentham, Theory of Legislation

“Generosity wins favour for every one, especially when it is accompanied by modesty.” — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Maxims and Reflections

“The real and complete liberation of mankind is the great aim, the sublime end of history.” — Mikhail Bakunin, Complete Works

“Modern society is indeed often, at least in surface appearance, nothing but a collection of strangers, each pursuing his or her own interests under minimal constraints.” — Alasdair MacIntyre, After Virtue #philosophy#philsky

“The best life is the one in which the creative impulses play the largest part and the possessive impulses the smallest.” — Bertrand Russell, Political Ideals

“The feelings of our heart, the agitation of our passions, the vehemence of our affections, dissipate all [of reason’s] conclusions, and reduce the profound philosopher to a mere plebeian.” — David Hume, An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding #philosophy#philsky