Sir Alfred Jules "Freddie" Ayer (A.J. Ayer) Quotes
It is possible to be a meta-physician without believing in a transcendent reality; for we shall see that many metaphysical utterances are due to the commission of logical errors, rather than to a conscious desire on the part of their authors to go beyond the limits of experience.
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I could have ended the war in a month. I could have made North Vietnam look like a mud puddle.
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A man of integrity will never listen to any reason against conscience.
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People here are not accustomed to seeing economic disputes settled with guns, but every economy runs on bullets, one way or another.
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In business, words are words; explanations are explanations, promises are promises, but only performance is reality.
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It is possible to be a meta-physician without believing in a transcendent reality; for we shall see that many metaphysical utterances are due to the commission of logical errors, rather than to a conscious desire on the part of their authors to go beyond the limits of experience.
Sir Alfred Jules "Freddie" Ayer