Quote by Henry Adams
It is impossible to underrate human intelligence - beginning with

It is impossible to underrate human intelligence – beginning with ones own. – Henry Adams

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No one means all he says, and yet very few say all they mean, for words are slippery and thought is vicious. – Henry Adams

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Some day science may have the existence of mankind in power, and the human race can commit suicide by blowing up the world. – Henry Adams

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Like many intellectuals, he was incapable of saying a simple thing in a simple way. – Marcel Proust

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We should not pretend to understand the world only by the intellect. The judgement of the intellect is only part of the truth. – Carl Jung

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Merely having an open mind is nothing; the object of opening the mind, as of opening the mouth, is to shut it again on something solid. – G. K. Chesterton

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The United States has done more for the war crimes tribunal than any other country in the world. Were turning over all the information we have, including intelligence information. – Warren Christopher

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