"We should take care not to make..." - Quote by Albert Einstein
We should take care not to make the intellect our goal; it has, of course, powerful muscles, but no personality.
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“I know that it is a hopeless undertaking to debate about fundamental value judgements. For instance, if someone approves, as a goal, the extirpation of the human race from the earth, one cannot refute such a viewpoint on rational grounds. But if there is agreement on certain goals and values, one can argue rationally about the means by which these objectives may be obtained.”
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