Science Quotes

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"All knowledge degenerates into probability."
David Hume
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"The operations of external bodies are necessary to convince us of the existence of body."
David Hume
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"La ciencia debe servir a la humanidad, no destruirla."
José de San Martín
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"Science is the knowledge of consequences, and dependence of one fact upon another."
Thomas Hobbes
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"Man is distinguished from animals by the ability to use symbols and language."
Thomas Hobbes
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"The universe is governed by laws which are immutable and eternal."
Thomas Hobbes
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"The greatest discoveries often come from questioning established truths."
Thomas Hobbes
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"All scientific truths are eternal, unchanging, and necessary."
Baruch Spinoza
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"Science is the great antidote to the poison of enthusiasm and superstition."
Adam Smith
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"Science is not about explaining the world, but describing how it works."
David Hume
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"All knowledge of matters of fact begins with experience."
David Hume
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"Travail and care, patience and attention, are required to unravel the mysteries of nature."
John Locke
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"Science must serve humanity, not dominate it."
Peter Kropotkin
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"Science reveals the wonders of creation."
Peter Kropotkin
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"The science of governance must be rooted in the principles of human dignity."
José de San Martín
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"Every new discovery is the fruit of intelligence and courage."
Emma Goldman
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"Science is the great antidote to the poison of enthusiasm and superstition."
Adam Smith
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"Science without philosophy is a chaos of inventions."
Michel Bakunin
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"Science should be used to liberate, not to control."
Peter Kropotkin
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"Scientific progress should be guided by ethical consideration."
Peter Kropotkin
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"Science advances the progress of nations more than any military conquest."
Simón Bolívar
"Love of truth is the foundation of science."
Friedrich Engels
"Science advances through challenging assumptions."
Friedrich Engels
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"Science belongs to mankind, not to any nation or empire."
Michel Bakunin
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"Intellectual freedom is the only guarantee of a scientific advance."
Emma Goldman
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"True science seeks to understand nature, not to dominate it."
Peter Kropotkin
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"The scientific method is incompatible with dogmatism and authoritarianism."
Peter Kropotkin
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"There is no royal road to science, and only those who do not mind of fatiguing themselves have a chance of gaining its luminous heights."
Karl Marx
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"Human anatomy contains the anatomy of the ape."
Karl Marx
"Science reveals the mechanisms by which societies operate and change."
Friedrich Engels