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The Hoover Institution

2020-01-01 · 1,253 views · license: CC BY-NC 2.0

The Hoover Institution — pen and ink drawing by Daniel Ari Friedman. "Ideas, as the raw material from which knowledge is produced, exist in superabundance, but that makes the production of
The Hoover Institution — pen and ink drawing

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"Ideas, as the raw material from which knowledge is produced, exist in superabundance, but that makes the production of knowledge more difficult rather than easier.....Knowledge may be enjoyed as a speculative diversion, but it is needed for decision making."

"Virtually no idea is too ridiculous to be accepted, even by very intelligent and highly educated people, if it provides a way for them to feel special and important. Some confuse that feeling with idealism."

"In its pursuit of justice for a segment of society, in disregard of the consequences for society as a whole, what is called 'social justice' might more accurately be called anti-social justice, since what consistently gets ignored…

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