Great Thinkers

  “The Earth is littered with the ruins of empires that believed they were eternal.” ― Camille Paglia

  The secret of freedom lies in educating people, whereas the secret of tyranny is in keeping them ignorant. ~ Maximilien Robespierre

  “Competition is the law of the jungle, but cooperation is the law of civilization.” – Peter Kropotkin

  "The fact that an opinion has been widely held is no evidence whatever that it is not utterly absurd." — Bertrand Russell

  “The reading of all good books is like a conversation with the finest minds of past centuries.” - René Descartes

  “By three methods we may learn wisdom: First, by reflection, which is noblest; Second, by imitation, which is easiest; and third, by experience, which is the bitterest.” – Confucius