Facts about Sidney Hook

Occup.	Philosopher
From	USA
Born	December 20, 1902
Died	July 12, 1989
Aged	86 years

Summary

Sidney Hook was a famous Philosopher from USA, who lived between December 20, 1902 and July 12, 1989. He/she became 86 years old.

Zodiac:

He/she is born under the zodiac sagittarius, who is known for Philosophical, Motion, Experimentation, Optimism. Our collection contains 11 quotes who is written / told by Sidney.

11 Famous quotes by Sidney Hook

"To silence criticism is to silence freedom"

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"Philosophy, most broadly viewed, is the critical survey of existence from the standpoint of value"

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"I was guilty of judging capitalism by its operations and socialism by its hopes and aspirations; capitalism by its works and socialism by its literature"

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"Before impugning an opponent's motives, even when they legitimately may be impugned, answer his arguments"

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"Everyone who remembers his own education remembers teachers, not methods and techniques. The teacher is the heart of the educational system"

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"Students rarely disappoint teachers who assure them in advance that they are doomed to failure"

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"Idealism, alas, does not protect one from ignorance, dogmatism, and foolishness"

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"Those who say that life is worth living at any cost have already written an epitaph of infamy, for there is no cause and no person that they will not betray to stay alive"

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"Fear of death has been the greatest ally of tyranny past and present"

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"Tolerance always has limits - it cannot tolerate what is itself actively intolerant"

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"Wisdom is a kind of knowledge. It is knowledge of the nature, career, and consequences of human values"

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