“A nation is a society united by a delusion about its ancestry and by common hatred of its neighbours.”
— William Ralph Inge
Author: William Ralph Inge
Category: society
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It is astonishing with how little wisdom
“It is astonishing with how little wisdom mankind can be governed, when that little wisdom is its own.”
— William Ralph Inge
Author: William Ralph Inge
Category: wisdom
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The aim of education is the knowledge
“The aim of education is the knowledge not of facts but of values.”
— William Ralph Inge
Author: William Ralph Inge
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A nation is a society united by
“A nation is a society united by a delusion about its ancestry and by common hatred of its neighbours.”
— William Ralph Inge
Author: William Ralph Inge
Category: patriotism
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The aim of education is the knowledge
“The aim of education is the knowledge not of facts but of values.”
— William Ralph Inge
Author: William Ralph Inge
Category: knowledge
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To become a popular religion, it is
“To become a popular religion, it is only necessary for a superstition to enslave a philosophy.”
— William Ralph Inge
Author: William Ralph Inge
Category: religion
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Theater is, of course, a reflection of
“Theater is, of course, a reflection of life. Maybe we have to improve life before we can hope to improve theater.”
— William Ralph Inge
Author: William Ralph Inge
Category: hope
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We have enslaved the rest of the
“We have enslaved the rest of the animal creation, and have treated our distant cousins in fur and feathers so badly that beyond doubt, if they were able to formulate a religion, they would depict the Devil in human form.”
— William Ralph Inge
Author: William Ralph Inge
Category: religion
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A nation is a society united by
“A nation is a society united by a delusion about its ancestry and by common hatred of its neighbours.”
— William Ralph Inge
Author: William Ralph Inge
Category: society
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True faith is belief in the reality
“True faith is belief in the reality of absolute values.”
— William Ralph Inge
Author: William Ralph Inge
Category: faith
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