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I had rather excel others in the knowledge of what is excellent, than in the extent of my power and dominion. – Alexander the Great

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That the state of knowledge in any country will exert a directive influence on the general system of instruction adopted in it, is a principle too obvious to require investigation. – Charles Babbage

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Obama has already rejected the bright sunlight of public knowledge, which is democracys great disinfectant and cure. – David K. Shipler

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We need to get back to reasoning and thinking things through. The future generation is being brought up in greed and without a true understanding of civics. There is no more emphasis on knowledge and time. As a society we need to process ideas and understand what certain principles are based upon. – Richard Dreyfuss

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To attempt this would be like seeing without eyes or directing the gaze of knowledge behind ones own eye. Modern science can acknowledge no other than this epistemological stand-point. – Wilhelm Dilthey

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