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The radical novelty of modern science lies precisely in the reject

The radical novelty of modern science lies precisely in the rejection of the belief… that the forces which move the stars and atoms are contingent upon the preferences of the human heart. – Walter Lippmann

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Success makes men rigid and they tend to exalt stability over all the other virtues tired of the effort of willing they become fanatics about conservatism. – Walter Lippmann

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You cannot endow even the best machine with initiative; the jolliest steam-roller will not plant flowers. – Walter Lippmann

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The radical novelty of modern science lies precisely in the rejection of the belief, which is at the heart of all popular religion, that the forces which move the stars and atoms are contingent upon the preferences of the human heart. – Walter Lippmann

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Nothing retains less of desire in art, in science, than this will to industry, booty, possession. – Andre Breton

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Global Warming: It is a hoax. It is bad science. It is high-jacking public policy. It is the greatest scam in history. – John Coleman

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