"Merely having an open mind is nothing. The object of opening the mind, as of opening the mouth, is to shut it again on something solid." G. K. Chesterton
"The world is full of people who have never, since childhood, met an open doorway with an open mind." E. B. White
"The degree of one's emotion varies inversely with one's knowledge of the facts--the less you know the hotter you get." Bertrand Russell
"If there is anything more dangerous to the life of the mind than having no independent commitment to ideas, it is having an excess of commitment to some special and constricting idea." Richard Hofstadter, American historian
These are relevant to your John Brown post as well.
I'm taking a break from packing. Sorry you aren't coming!
As to the last, it was either the class reunion or my daughter's wedding. It was close, of course, but you know how daughter's set their hearts on these things! :)
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"........". That was me saying nothing.
ReplyDeleteAnd this is me not replying.
DeleteAnd this is me not listening....
ReplyDeleteDon't make me come over there, shackman.
DeleteDitto my glorious mother land.
ReplyDeletePretty universal, probably.
DeleteSome relevant quotes from my sig files:
ReplyDelete"Merely having an open mind is nothing. The object of opening the mind, as of opening the mouth, is to shut it again on something solid." G. K. Chesterton
"The world is full of people who have never, since childhood, met an open doorway with an open mind." E. B. White
"The degree of one's emotion varies inversely with one's knowledge of the facts--the less you know the hotter you get." Bertrand Russell
"If there is anything more dangerous to the life of the mind than having no independent commitment to ideas, it is having an excess of commitment to some special and constricting idea." Richard Hofstadter, American historian
These are relevant to your John Brown post as well.
I'm taking a break from packing. Sorry you aren't coming!
Great collection Roni!
DeleteAs to the last, it was either the class reunion or my daughter's wedding. It was close, of course, but you know how daughter's set their hearts on these things! :)