Roger ScrutonIdeological opinion is not merely distinct from knowledge but the enemy of knowledge.
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Ideological opinions are not merely different from knowledge, but the enemy of knowledge. In other words, through ideological opinions, one can be unaware of knowledge. The question is, how many people who have been blinded by the ideology would have been able to see what we call “facts”?
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