"Nothing requires a greater effort of thought than arguments to justify the rule of non-thought."

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"Nothing requires a greater effort of thought than arguments to justify the rule of non-thought."

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"The mere thought hadn't even begun to speculate about the merest possibility of crossing my mind."

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"No one means all he says, and yet very few say all they mean, for words are slippery and thought is viscous."

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"The freedom of thought is a sacred right of every individual man, and diversity will continue to increase with the progress, refinement, and differentiation of the human intellect."

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"Once the last trace of emotion has been eradicated, nothing remains of thought but absolute tautology."

Theodor Adorno, German Philosopher

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Theodor Adorno, German Philosopher

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"It is the part of a fool to say, I should not have thought."

Scipio Africanus, Roman Soldier

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