There is nothing which can better deserve your patronage, than the promotion of science and literature. Knowledge is in every country the surest basis of public happiness. George Washington basiscountrydeserve Change image and share on social
Scholastic learning and polemical divinity retarded the growth of all true knowledge. David Hume divinitygrowthknowledge Change image and share on social
The intercourse between the Mediterranean and the North or between the Atlantic and Central Europe was never purely economic or political; it also meant the exchange of knowledge and ideas and the influence of social institutions and artistic and literary forms. Christopher Dawson artisticatlanticcentral share on social
It is that of increasing knowledge of empirical fact, intimately combined with changing interpretations of this body of fact - hence changing general statements about it - and, not least, a changing a structure of the theoretical system. Talcott Parsons bodychangecombine share on social
I have a thirst - it's an awful word, but I'm thirsty for knowledge. I like knowing things, the odder the better, the more obtuse the better. Nicholas Haslam awfulknowknowledge Change image and share on social
Traditionally, diplomacy was done in an environment of information scarcity. Ambassadors would send back telegrams to foreign ministries, comfortable in the knowledge that their views of a country would be the only source of information the minister would see. Douglas Alexander ambassadorbackcomfortable share on social
Many people thought that, given my knowledge of the egg, I should analyse embryonic mutants. John Sulston analyseeggembryonic Change image and share on social
I took several trips to New Orleans and met with people who had intimate knowledge of the underbelly of the city in the 1950s. The meetings were both fascinating and terrifying. Ruta Sepetys 1950scityfascinate Change image and share on social
Love is the intuitive knowledge of our hearts. Marianne Williamson heartintuitiveknowledge Change image and share on social
The goal of each EarthEcho Expedition is to inspire and empower youth around the world with the knowledge and tools to take an active role in protecting critical natural resources in their own communities. activecommunitycritical share on social