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"The freedom of thought and action that is necessary for discovering the truth is a precursor...to the more expansive ideal of political and civil freedom, a meme that spreads easily, apparently. It is much more infectious than fanaticism, thank goodness. The cat is out of the bag. There is no way that enforced ignorance can win in the long run. You can't readily uneducate people.
"The freedom of thought and action that is necessary for discovering the truth is a precursor...to the more expansive ideal of political and civil freedom, a meme that spreads easily, apparently. It is much more infectious than fanaticism, thank goodness. The cat is out of the bag. There is no way that enforced ignorance can win in the long run. You can't readily uneducate people.
As communications technology makes it harder and harder for leaders to shield their people from outside information.... the floodgates will open all over the world with tumultuous effects."
[pg 303-304]
Daniel C. Dennett: Freedom Evolves (2003)
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