"Man can do what he wills but he cannot will what he wills.”
- Arthur Schopenhauer in "On The Freedom Of The Will" (1839)
My own ideas on the quote:
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John Stuart Mill on silencing dissenting opinions
@ 19/03/12 – 22:26:44
The peculiar evil of silencing the expression of an opinion is, that it is robbing the human race; posterity as well as the existing generation; those … more -
Steven Pinker on the worst features of human nature
@ 06/03/11 – 22:15:53
[ ... ] does require freedom of speech to work. To full make full use of these modern ways of running societies Islamic people need not to give up their ... more -
Marcus Aurelius on finding refuge from trouble
@ 13/12/10 – 22:55:55
[ ... ] or more freedom from trouble does a man retire than into his own soul." - Marcus Aurelius in 'Meditations' Some ideas of my own on the ... more -
Mark Twain on traditions
@ 08/09/10 – 22:24:53
[ ... ] However, the freedom of speech is a important and extremely central value in all open societies. Just being offended by criticism of one’s dear ... more -
Mark Twain on loyalty to petrified opinions
@ 28/02/10 – 22:32:17
"Loyalty to petrified opinions never yet broke a chain or freed a human soul in this world — and never will." - Mark Twain in a paper delivered in … more -
Robert G. Ingersoll on prisons of the mind
@ 13/12/09 – 02:17:11
[ ... ] the joy of freedom. The walls of my prison crumbled and fell. The dungeon was flooded with light and all the bolts and bars and manacles became ... more -
Bertrand Russell on free intellect and fanaticism
@ 05/12/09 – 14:14:51
[ ... ] for Literature in 1950 "in recognition of his varied and significant writings in which he champions humanitarian ideals and freedom of thought". more
