69 Quotes by Carmine Savastano

Many societies that fell to historical tyranny have lacked moderates. Without people in the middle to challenge the most fringe plans of right or left, an entire society can be prone to veer too far in one direction and over an ideological cliff.

Those who cannot bear any offensive speech do not believe in free speech.

The world is full of hurtful and offensive things, and notable among the worst is unfair censorship.

It is hard to rage against the machine when you are always using one.

The fight for greater equality is not a zero sum game; demonizing all members one group to the advantage of another is not progress but oppression.

Assume nothing and believe only what you can prove.

Only flawed ideas require you to believe them despite the evidence.

An idea's worth is commensurate to the idea's evidence.

If our ideas are not evolving with verifiable evidence, they are not reliable ideas.