John Quiggin quotes
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“In philosophical terms, the opposite of rationalism is not irrationalism but empiricism, that is, a willingness to form beliefs on the basis of experience rather than from a priori deduction. Empirical evidence never yields the dogmatic certainty that accompanies logical deduction.”
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“It seems strange to make a priori arguments about the relative performance of governments and the markets in health care when there is so much empirical evidence.”
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“Throughout the history of the Internet, most of the innovation has come as a by-product of efforts to facilitate communication within social groups of various kinds (academics, bloggers, peer-to-peer file sharing), rather than as the result of profit-oriented investment. Rather than taking the lead, the business and government sectors have adopted innovations developed in Internet communities, and realised significant productivity gains as a result.”
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“The term "rational" and its variants (rationality, rationalism) are used in a lot of contexts in economic debate, both positively and negatively, but nearly always sloppily or dishonestly. A specimen I've seen on more occasions than I can count is the line (usually presented with a sense of witty originality) "if you are opposed to economic rationalism, you must be in favor of economic irrationalism"... I've come to the conclusion that the word "rational" has no meaning that cannot better be conveyed by some alternative term and that the best advice is probably to avoid it altogether.”
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Source : "The Book of Lies". Book by Aleister Crowley, 1913.
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Source : Alexander H. Stephens' “Corner Stone” Speech, teachingamericanhistory.org. March 21, 1861.
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“When we yield ourselves completely to God, He gives Himself completely to us.”
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“It is our experience that political leaders do not always mean the opposite of what they say.”
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“A holy person is someone who is whole; who has, as it were, reconciled his opposites.”
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