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Indispensable. Before the catastrophe of the Alamo, Davy Crockett was a Tennessee state court judge who bragged that he‘d never read a law book. Prideful ignorance and radical stupidity is nothing new in the USA.

Published in 1962, many of the thoughts and theories posed hold up still as extremely relevant. Going back to the of the 19th century and beyond when book-reading for pleasure was frowned upon and into the 20th century where intellectuals clashed with laymen when striving for positions of leadership and respect- this was a fascinating endeavor. I‘m glad to have this knowledge and will likely listen again in the future to maintain my grasp.

To believe and act on faith is central. Although religion has been called the refuge for weak minds the real weakness lies rather in the failure of minds to recognize the weakness of all minds. Agnosticism is an intellectual disease and faith in fallacies is better than no faith at all. Foolish beliefs are better than no beliefs at all.... All such beliefs take the individual out of himself and propel him into a world of greater interests.

#Riotgrams day 2, continued: where I read.