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Arthur Schopenhauer Philosopher
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"Reason deserves to be called a prophet; for in showing us the consequence and effect of our actions in the present, does it not tell us what the future will be?"

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Ayn Rand Philosopher, Novelist
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"People said it because other people said it. They did not know why it was being said and heard everywhere. they did not give or ask for reasons."

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Terence McKenna Ethnobotanist, Philosopher, Writer
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"The reason I am so passionately committed to the psychedelic thing is because I see it as radical, and if this is not the moment for radical solutions, what is?"

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Felix Adler Philosopher, Social Reformer
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"The Infinite, from which comes the impulse that lead us to activity, is not the highest Reason, but higher than reason; not the highest Goodness, but higher than goodness."

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Fernando Pessoa Poet, Writer
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"On the road halfway between faith and criticism stands the inn of reason. Reason is faith in what can be understood without faith, but it's still a faith, since to understand presupposes that there's something understandable."

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Nelson Mandela Political Leader
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"Do not allow your anger to control your reason, but rather your reason to control your anger."

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Marie Lu Author
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"Few people ever kill for the right reasons, June. Most do it for the wrong reasons. I just hope you never have to be in either category."

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