Philosophy Quotes

Questions about meaning, existence, and truth from thinkers who spent their lives searching for answers.

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"Philosophy teaches us that the unexamined life is not worth living."
Siaka Stevens
"In every person lies the capacity for both great good and great harm."
Foday Sankoh
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"The philosopher seeks truth; the leader must act upon it."
Francisco Macías Nguema
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"Philosophy begins with wonder and ends with understanding."
Francisco Macías Nguema
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"The peasant is the foundation of society."
Yoweri Museveni
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"Philosophy guides our choices."
Yoweri Museveni
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"Questions lead to understanding."
Yoweri Museveni
"Philosophy asks the questions that science cannot answer alone."
Foday Sankoh
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"The world is not divided between countries that do good and countries that do bad. The world is divided between countries that are open and countries that are closed."
Paul Kagame
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"True progress cannot be measured in GDP alone."
Paul Kagame
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"A nation's wealth is measured in its human capital."
Paul Kagame
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"Philosophy is the art of learning to ask better questions about old answers."
Charles G. Taylor
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"Philosophy is the practice of examining the unexamined life."
Charles G. Taylor
"Philosophy examines the meaning of existence."
Abdoulaye Wade
"Philosophy seeks truth in all things."
Abdoulaye Wade
"Culture is the foundation of any nation; without it, we are merely buildings without souls."
Abdoulaye Wade
"The test of civilization is not how it treats its strongest, but how it cares for its weakest."
Abdoulaye Wade
"Philosophy is the compass that prevents us from walking in circles."
Foday Sankoh
"To understand the enemy's mind is to prevent unnecessary bloodshed."
Foday Sankoh
"Philosophy teaches us to question; education teaches us to think."
Foday Sankoh
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"Philosophy is the pursuit of wisdom and truth."
Kenneth Kaunda
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"Philosophy teaches us how to live."
Kenneth Kaunda
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"Philosophy is the art of asking better questions about how we should live."
Charles G. Taylor
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"The philosopher's greatest tool is the question."
Charles G. Taylor
"The suffering of the poor is not an act of God, but the negligence of men."
Jerry Rawlings
"In every man there is the capacity for both tyranny and nobility; civilization is the struggle between them."
Jerry Rawlings
"The revolution eats its children if it forgets why it started."
Jerry Rawlings
"A nation's soul is reflected in how it treats those who have nothing."
Jerry Rawlings
"The measure of a civilization is its commitment to the dignity of all its people."
Jerry Rawlings
"The power of ideas can transform societies more than the power of arms."
Abdoulaye Wade