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Imagine someone holding forth on biology whose only knowledge of t

Imagine someone holding forth on biology whose only knowledge of the subject is The Book of British Birds, and you have a rough idea of what it feels like to read Richard Dawkins on theology. – Terry Eagleton

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Most poetry in the modern age has retreated to the private sphere, turning its back on the political realm. – Terry Eagleton

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For the liberal state to accommodate a diversity of beliefs while having few positive convictions is one of the more admirable achievements of civilization. – Terry Eagleton

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A peoples literature is the great textbook for real knowledge of them. The writings of the day show the quality of the people as no historical reconstruction can. – Edith Hamilton

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I would like to have the superpower of being able to touch a book and then gain all the knowledge out of that book without spending hours and days reading it. – Nicholas Brendon

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Knowledge of other peoples beliefs and ways of thinking must be used to build bridges, not to create conflicts. – Kjell Magne Bondevik

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Knowledge without justice ought to be called cunning rather than wisdom. – Plato

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