11 ideas
| 291 | Don't assume that wisdom is the automatic consequence of old age [Plato] |
| 293 | Being unafraid (perhaps through ignorance) and being brave are two different things [Plato] |
| 23857 | People in power always try to increase their power [Weil] |
| 23856 | Spontaneous movements are powerless against organised repression [Weil] |
| 23859 | True democracy is the subordination of society to the individual [Weil] |
| 22265 | I can't defend the view that the majority values of a community are thereby right [Sandel] |
| 22268 | If persons define themselves by a group membership, insults to that group are a real harm [Sandel] |
| 22267 | In the liberal view an insult to my group doesn't hurt me, since I'm defined by choices not groups [Sandel] |
| 23858 | War is perpetuated by its continual preparations [Weil] |
| 22266 | The case for religious liberty depends on the religion contributing to a morally good life [Sandel] |
| 23860 | Even if a drowning man is doomed, he should keep swimming to the last [Weil] |