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In an autocracy, one person has his way; in an aristocracy a few people have their way; in a democracy, no one has his way.

— Celia Green The Decline and Fall of Science (1976)

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The human race has to be bad at psychology; if it were not, it would understand why it is bad at everything else.

The Decline and Fall of Science (1976)

In an unenlightened society some people are forced to play degrading social roles; in an enlightened society, everyone is.

The Decline and Fall of Science (1976)

In the country of the blind the one-eyed man is lucky to escape with his life.

The Decline and Fall of Science (1976)

The remarkable thing about the human mind is its range of limitations.

The Decline and Fall of Science (1976)

Human nature: vindictiveness lightly coated with dishonesty.

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