“An idea that is not dangerous is unworthy of being called an idea at all.”
Oscar Wilde (1854–1900) Irish writer and poet
The Epigrams of Oscar Wilde, edited by Alvin Redman (1954)
“An idea that is not dangerous is not worthy of being called an idea at all.”
The Roycraft Dictionary and Book of Epigrams (1923)
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Daniel T. Gilbert (1957) American psychologist
Daniel T. Gilbert (2007) in: John Brockman. What is your dangerous idea?: today's leading thinkers on the unthinkable. Harper Perennial, 2007, p. 42
Charles Hartshorne (1897–2000) Philosopher
The Philosophy of Charles Hartshorne (1991), edited by Lewis Edwin Hahn, p. 700
Richard Bergland neuroscientist
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“Yes, books are dangerous. They should be dangerous - they contain ideas.”
Pete Hautman (1952) American children's writer
“Nothing is more dangerous than an idea, when you have only one idea.”
Alain (1868–1951) French philosopher
Propos sur le Religion no. 74 (1938), under the pen name Alain. <br class="br">Alternate translation: “Nothing is more dangerous than an idea, when it's the only one we have.” IZQuotes https://izquotes.com/quote/%C3%A9mile-chartier/nothing-is-more-dangerous-than-an-idea-when-you-have-only-one-idea-390165 (retrieved 10/30/18).
“All told it is a new world. It calls for new ideas. In Canada it calls for a New Party.”
Stanley Knowles (1908–1997) Canadian politician
Source: The New Party - (1961), Chapter 7, Program, p. 83
