"Can one understand politics without understanding history, especially the history of political thought, and will this distinguish political philosophy from some other kinds of philosophy (such as, perhaps, logic) to which the study of history is not integral?"

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Source : Raymond Geuss (2008). “Philosophy and Real Politics”, p.38, Princeton University Press

Raymond Geuss

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“It's better to dance than to march through life.”

Source : Twitter post from Sep 12, 2014
“To develop our real selves, we need time alone for thought and meditation. To be always giving out and never pumping in, the well runs dry.”

Source : Elizabeth Cady Stanton (1974). “The Original Feminist Attack on the Bible: (The Woman's Bible).”, Arno Press
“You take insult where none is intended, but if you will find insult where none is meant, then perhaps I should try harder to insult on purpose.”
“I used to use business to make money. But I've learned that business is a tool. You can use it to support what you believe in.”
“The backwoodsmen are muttering about making Britain's draconian union laws - already among the toughest in Europe - harsher still. And parts of the media will continue to attack public service pensions, as if school meals staff, refuse collectors and healthcare workers have no right to a decent retirement.”
“You know, Longmire and all those other great (whodunit) series, I would love to one of those. We just haven't found the right one...I really am, I think, an old soul, I think, in the acting world. I'm very comfortable in the fifty, sixties era. I love it.”
“I tried to talk to the ref but it is easier to get to see the Pope. If I'm in London again and I get mugged I hope the same number of people turn up to protect me. There were six police, four stewards and even a UN peace observer out there.”
“To accept on faith is the basic requirement for getting on with life.”

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