13 ideas
| 291 | Don't assume that wisdom is the automatic consequence of old age [Plato] |
| 7823 | Lucretius was rediscovered in 1417 [Grayling] |
| 20100 | Classical liberalism seeks freedom of opinion, of private life, of expression, and of property [Micklethwait/Wooldridge] |
| 293 | Being unafraid (perhaps through ignorance) and being brave are two different things [Plato] |
| 7809 | In an honour code shame is the supreme punishment, and revenge is a duty [Grayling] |
| 20097 | The welfare state aims at freedom from want, and equality of opportunity [Micklethwait/Wooldridge] |
| 20099 | For communists history is driven by the proletariat [Micklethwait/Wooldridge] |
| 20098 | Fans of economic freedom claim that capitalism is self-correcting [Micklethwait/Wooldridge] |
| 20096 | Roman law entrenched property rights [Micklethwait/Wooldridge] |
| 7824 | If suicide is lawful, but assisting suicide is unlawful, powerless people are denied their rights [Grayling] |
| 7819 | Religion gives answers, comforts, creates social order, and panders to superstition [Grayling] |
| 7817 | To make an afterlife appealing, this life has to be denigrated [Grayling] |
| 7818 | In Greek mythology only heroes can go to heaven [Grayling] |