Pragmatism
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"Do not fear to be eccentric in opinion."
Bertrand Russell
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"The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain."
Bertrand Russell
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"The fundamental cause of trouble in the world today is that the stupid are cocksure while the intelligent are full of doubt."
Bertrand Russell
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"Mathematics may be defined as the subject in which we never know what we are talking about."
Bertrand Russell
"One should as a rule respect public opinion in so far as necessary to avoid starvation."
Bertrand Russell
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"If you wish to avoid disbelief, you must avoid saying what is false."
Bertrand Russell
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"Neither a man nor a crowd nor a nation should accept beliefs on authority."
Bertrand Russell
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"The fundamental defect of fathers is that they want their children to resemble them."
Bertrand Russell
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"A sense of duty is useful in work but offensive in personal relations."
Bertrand Russell
"The remarkable thing about Shakespeare is that he really is very good."
Bertrand Russell
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"Experience is the best teacher."
John Dewey
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"Education is not preparation for life; education is life itself."
John Dewey
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"The child's own instincts and powers furnish the material and give the starting point for all education."
John Dewey
"The capacity to learn is a gift; the ability to learn is a skill; the willingness to learn is a choice."
John Dewey
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"We do not learn from experience...we learn from reflecting on experience."
John Dewey
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"The highest and best form of efficiency is the spontaneous cooperation of a free people."
John Dewey
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"No one can think, feel, or imagine for someone else."
John Dewey
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"Education is the most powerful tool for changing the world."
John Dewey
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"If we teach today's students as we taught yesterday's, we rob them of tomorrow."
John Dewey
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"The school is fundamentally a means through which the integration of individuals takes place and through which they are inducted into the traditions and aspirations of the community."
John Dewey