Philosophy cannot be extinguished, though men will try ... The spirit seeks the light, that is its nature. It wishes to return to its origin, and must forever try to reach enlightenment.

Iain Pears
Philosophy cannot be extinguished, though men will try ... The...
Philosophy cannot be extinguished, though men will try ... The...
Philosophy cannot be extinguished, though men will try ... The...
Philosophy cannot be extinguished, though men will try ... The...
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Philosophy cannot be extinguished. For it, as a passion for truth, is the best thing in the world. It will never be safe from persecutions, even when men are willing to respect its rights. But now that it is founded on charity, now that it is the purest love of God, even the basest man may respect it. Many people have tried to destroy philosophy.

They have burned its books, tortured its professors. Philosophy has been the hatred of kings and the terror of tyrants; it has been persecuted by priests and princes. It has been called an enemy of society and an enemy of God; but philosophy knows better.

It knows only one enemy—the ignorance of men—and this ignorance separates us from God, who is always our brother.

Source: The Dream Of Scipio

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