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When these two together, faith and reason, get together, when they shake hands they ward off the Gnostic catastrophe. And it's always a catastrophe, and it's always going to get taken over by tyrants or run itself into the destructive ground. This is the secret sauce of the West, you can write it down, it's faith bolstered and checked by reason and reason supported and checked by faith, that's what makes the West work.
The Gnostic Parasite | Dr. James Lindsay
Sovereign Nations
In a democratic state we should be prepared to adduce convincing facts in support of our own way of life or to develop new approaches which will reveal the weaknesses of any subversive system. Prosecution of dissenting ideas, insistence on loyalty according to some prescribed formula-these make it impossible for us to do this and may be the beginning of an unwillingness to argue and persuade. They may even lead to a new form of betrayal, the subtle treason of intellectual detachment, the unwillingness to take responsibility, the treason of doubting relativism which leads to inaction. It may degenerate into a dangerous form of mental laziness which can easily be turned into a life of no commitments or into totalitarian submission.
The Rape of the Mind
Dr. Joost A. M. Meerloo
Without involvement, there is no commitment. Mark it down, asterisk it, circle it, underline it. No involvement, no commitment.
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People
Stephen R. Covey
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