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All the ideas for 'Laches', 'Letters to a Young Clergyman' and 'Law, Pragmatism and Democracy'

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4 ideas

1. Philosophy / A. Wisdom / 3. Wisdom Deflated

291	Don't assume that wisdom is the automatic consequence of old age [Plato]

2. Reason / A. Nature of Reason / 9. Limits of Reason

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You can't reason someone out of an irrational opinion [Swift]

23. Ethics / C. Virtue Theory / 3. Virtues / d. Courage

293	Being unafraid (perhaps through ignorance) and being brave are two different things [Plato]

24. Political Theory / D. Ideologies / 5. Democracy / a. Nature of democracy

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Democracy is competition for support of the people, guided by self-interest on all sides [Posner]