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Carroll Quigley on Science

1910–1977

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Even today few scientists and perhaps even fewer nonscientists realize that science is a method and nothing else.

The Evolution of Civilizations (1961) (1979)

Closely related to the erroneous idea that science is a body of knowledge is the equally erroneous idea that scientific theories are true.

The Evolution of Civilizations (1961) (1979)

The social sciences are usually concerned with groups of persons rather than individual persons. The behavior of individuals, being free, is unpredictable.

The Evolution of Civilizations (1961) (1979)

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Carroll Quigley (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.