I Cannot Escape From The Conclusion That

Collective Wisdom, Alas, Is No Adequate Substitute For The Intelligence Of Individuals. Individuals Who Opposed Received Opinions Have Been The Source Of All Progress, Both Moral And Intellectual. They Have Been Unpopular, As Was Natural.

Dogma Demands Authority, Rather Than Intelligent Thought, As The Source Of Opinion; It Requires Persecution Of Heretics And Hostility To Unbelievers; It Asks Of Its Disciples That They Should Inhibit Natural Kindliness In Favor Of Systematic Hatred.

The Secret To Happiness Is To Face The Fact That The World Is Horrible.

The Main Thing Needed To Make Men Happy Is Intelligence.

The Essence Of Education Is That It Is A Change Effected In The Organism To Satisfy The Operator.