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I was guilty of judging capitalism by its operations and socialism by its hopes and aspirations; capitalism by its works and socialism by its literature.
— Sidney Hook
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Sidney Hook
philosopher, university teacher, writer
🔗 Read on Wikipedia1902 – 1989
Sidney Hook was an American philosopher of pragmatism known for his contributions to the philosophy of history, the philosophy of education, political theory, and ethics. After embracing communism in his youth, Hook was later known for his criticisms of totalitarianism, both fascism and Marxism–Leninism. A social democrat, Hook sometimes cooperated with conservatives, particularly in opposing Marxism–Leninism. After World War II, he argued that members of such groups as the Communist Party USA and Leninists like democratic centralists could ethically be barred from holding the offices of public trust because they called for the violent overthrow of democratic governments.
All Quotes by Sidney Hook
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Students rarely disappoint teachers who assure them in advance that they are doomed to failure.
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Fear of death has been the greatest ally of tyranny past and present.
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Wisdom is a kind of knowledge. It is knowledge of the nature, career, and consequences of human values.
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Everyone who remembers his own education remembers teachers, not methods and techniques. The teacher is the heart of the educational system.
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To silence criticism is to silence freedom.
— Sidney Hook