“There is arguably something wrong with a method of persuasion that cannot pass the test of publicity.”
Source: Propaganda & The Ethics Of Persuasion (2002), Chapter Four, Ethics And Propaganda, p. 166
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That is the principle of science. If there is an exception to any rule, and if it can be proved by observation, that rule is wrong.
lecture I: "The Uncertainty of Science"
The Meaning of It All (1999)
Source: The Greatest Show on Earth: The Evidence for Evolution
Great Books: The Foundation of a Liberal Education (1954)
Géographie, in Les Oeuvres Mathématiques de Simon Stevin de Bruges (1634) ed. Girard, p. 109, as quoted by Jacob Klein]], Greek Mathematical Thought and the Origin of Algebra (1968)
“You don't have to pass an IQ test to be in the Senate.”
Quoted in Religulous, documentary by Bill Maher (2008)
Said in response to Maher's statement, "It worries me that people are running my country who think, who believe in a talking snake."
Source: Eric Chu (2019) cited in " Eric Chu vies against KMT chair over primary rules http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2019/01/06/2003707456" on Taipei Times, 6 January 2019.
“Teach a child to read and he/she will pass a literary test.”