12 Quotes by Alan Ryan

Philosophy is the art of seeing through appearances to discern the hidden reality.

It is not a defect of liberal democracies that they are less “pure” than ancient democracies. Pure democracies were prone to factionalism and inconstancy as assemblies were bamboozled by demagogues;.

Extreme poverty would be hard to bear, but a miserable person is miserable however rich. A good character is our most important possession, rich or poor.