"If the layman cannot participate in decision making, he will have to turn himself over, essentially blind, to a hermetic elite. ... [The fundamental question becomes] are we still capable of self-government and therefore freedom? Margaret Mead wrote in a 1959 issue of Daedalus about scientists elevated to the status of priests. Now there is a name for this elevation, when you are in the hands of-one hopes-a benevolent elite, when you have no control over your political decisions. From the point of view of John Locke, the name for this is slavery."

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Source : "Where is Science Taking Us? Gerald Holton Maps the Possible Routes". The Chronicle of Higher Education, May 18, 1981.

Gerald Holton

#Freedom Quotes #Names Quotes #Issues Quotes

“It is our stories [classic Disney films] that make us human - so Owen [Suskind] has become an expert in what connects us and makes us human. That got to me, the power of these stories, and the lessons these tales give us to create the connection between us.”
“I'm a workaholic. I could easily work 300-plus days of the year.”

Source : Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.
“Life and human society are the chief concern of Confucianism and, through it, the chief concern of the Chinese people.”
“Remind people who they are instead of just complimenting them on what they've done.”

Source : Thomas J. Leonard (2007). “The 28 Laws of Attraction: Stop Chasing Success and Let It Chase You”, p.82, Simon and Schuster
“Wow. Clearly, I need to find myself an ex-con. Since prison is probably the only place in this city I havenâ€™t looked for Mr. Right yet.”
“I've learned it's always better to have a small percentage of a big success, than a hundred percent of nothing.”
“I have had my fill of words and tearful farewells,”
“I met someone the other night who's 28 years old, and he hasn't worked a day since he left college because he's pursuing a dream he'll never, ever realize: He thinks he's a great singer. Actually, he's crap.”

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