The shortest and surest way of arriving at real knowledge is to unlearn the lessons we have been taught, to mount the first principles, and take nobodys word about them. – Henry Bolingbroke
Pride defeats its own end, by bringing the man who seeks esteem and reverence into contempt. – Henry Bolingbroke
We can only reason from what is; we can reason on actualities, but not on possibilities. – Henry Bolingbroke
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