Wednesday, April 11, 2018

Goethe and knowledge

An interesting article in The Irish Times yesterday.

1 comment:

Andreas said...

A nice quote from Goethe which is still valid nowadays:

“Truth has to be repeated constantly, because Error also is being preached all the time, and not just by a few, but by the multitude. In the Press and Encyclopaedias, in Schools and Universities, everywhere Error holds sway, feeling happy and comfortable in the knowledge of having Majority on its side.”

― Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

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