Men become civilized, not in proportion to their willingness to believe, but in proportion to their readiness to doubt.
-H.L. Mencken, writer, editor, and critic (1880-1956)
The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves, and wiser people so full of doubts.
-Bertrand Russell
Commandment Number One for any truly civilized society is this: Let people be different.
-David Grayson [pen name of Ray Stannard Baker], journalist, author (1870-1946)
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