Philosophy and the Social Problem (1917)

Will Durant · c. 1917

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Intelligence is organized experience, but intelligence itself must be organized

Their wordsINTELLIGENCE is organized experience; but intelligence itself must be organized.
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Economic forces are organized, but the forces of intelligence are not

Their wordsEconomic forces are organized; the forces of intelligence are not.
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Simply stating the facts is the most terrible thing that can be done to an injustice

Their wordsJust to state facts is the most terrible thing that can be done to an injustice.
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Perhaps the most valuable information is the kind that guides the search for information

Their wordsPerhaps the most valuable kind of information in the world is that which guides one in the search for information.
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Being free and miserable is preferable to being bound and filled

Their wordsWe felt that we would rather be free and miserable than bound and filled.
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Making people understand one another is the best way to make them love one another; true charity comes only with clarity

Their wordsWhat better way is there to make men love one another than to make men understand one another? True charity comes only with clarity,—just as “mercy” is but justice that understands.
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It takes strength to know history and keep one's courage

Their wordsIt is a strong man who can know history and keep his courage; a great dream that can face the fact and live.

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