"All truth passes through three stages. First, it is ridiculed. Second, it is violently opposed. Third, it is accepted as being self-evident
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"There will be no end to the troubles of states, or of humanity itself, till philosophers become kings in this world, or till those we now call kings and rulers really and truly become philosophers, and political power and philosophy thus come into the same hands." -Plato, who died 347 BC.
This makes me think about Barrack Obama, who was a professor before he was a senator. I think America's in good hands these days. But anyway, I think someone once said that history has a way of repeating itself, so I totally think philosophers and other speakers can say things that are relevant to now. Looking at what has been said before helps me think. ;)
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This makes me think about Barrack Obama, who was a professor before he was a senator. I think America's in good hands these days. But anyway, I think someone once said that history has a way of repeating itself, so I totally think philosophers and other speakers can say things that are relevant to now. Looking at what has been said before helps me think. ;)
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