Original philosophy is always "deviant" or even subversive.

It occurred to me that I had the duty to give society something in exchange for the free education I was getting.

Of course much remains to know, but we know how to learn: through scientific research.

A democratic state will protect the freedom to hold any beliefs other than those that harm others, such as racism. In particular, it will see to it that no one is harmed just because of her beliefs.

Whereas science elicits changes in order to know, technology knows in order to elicit changes.

Few if any political philosophers have had the courage of tackling the Cold War. Even the best of them have kept silent or have stated some bromides glossing over the serious shortcomings of "our" side, such as racism, social injustice, extreme income disparities, the exploitation of the Third World, and environmental degradation.

The motto of science is not just Pauca but rather Plurima ex paucissimis - the most out of the least.