Quote by Ian Mcewan
By concentrating on what is good in people, by appealing to their

By concentrating on what is good in people, by appealing to their idealism and their sense of justice, and by asking them to put their faith in the future, socialists put themselves at a severe disadvantage. – Ian Mcewan

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My parents were keen for me to have the education they themselves never had. They werent able to guide me towards particular books, but they encouraged me to read, which I did, randomly and compulsively. – Ian Mcewan

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I actually find novels that are determined to be funny at every turn quite oppressive. – Ian Mcewan

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In this connection, faith and experience teach us many truths by means of the short-cut of authority and by the proofs of very pleasant and agreeable feelings. – Nicolas Malebranche

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Blind faith, no matter how passionately expressed, will not suffice. Science for its part will test relentlessly every assumption about the human condition. – E. O. Wilson

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To study history means submitting to chaos and nevertheless retaining faith in order and meaning. – Hermann Hesse

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The mark of your ignorance is the depth of your belief in injustice and tragedy. What the caterpillar calls the end of the world, the master calls a butterfly. – Anon.

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This man used to go to school with his dog. Then they were separated. His dog graduated! – Henny Youngman

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Old age is the verdict of life. – Amelia Barr

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