One column of truth cannot hold an institution of ideas from falling into ignorance. It is wiser that a person of prudence and purpose save his strength for battles that can be won.
The huge problem in our society is the enormous ignorance of the ideas that underlie modern art.
The most violent element in society is ignorance.
Where justice is denied where poverty is enforced where ignorance prevails and where any one class is made to feel that society is an organized conspiracy to oppress rob and degrade them neither persons nor property will be safe.
Oh the ignorance of us upon whom Providence did not sufficiently smile to permit us to be born in New England.
We smile at the ignorance of the savage who cuts down the tree in order to reach its fruit but the same blunder is made by every person who is over eager and impatient in the pursuit of pleasure.
It takes a man to suffer ignorance and smile.
I think what a life in science really teaches you is the vastness of our ignorance.
I am one of those scientists who feels that it is no longer enough just to get on and do science. We have to devote a significant proportion of our time and resources to defending it from deliberate attack from organised ignorance.
It has become almost a cliche to remark that nobody boasts of ignorance of literature but it is socially acceptable to boast ignorance of science and proudly claim incompetence in mathematics.
You have this mounting aggressive ignorance with the rabbit's foot of their particular religion. You don't really have any kind of spiritual law just a kind of a rabid mental illness. The songs are a little slice of life.
I count religion but a childish toy and hold there is no sin but ignorance.
Information can bring you choices and choices bring power - educate yourself about your options and choices. Never remain in the dark of ignorance.
A bad book is the worse that it cannot repent. It has not been the devil's policy to keep the masses of mankind in ignorance but finding that they will read he is doing all in his power to poison their books.
It is certain in any case that ignorance allied with power is the most ferocious enemy justice can have.
We have also arranged things so that almost no one understands science and technology. This is a prescription for disaster. We might get away with it for a while but sooner or later this combustible mixture of ignorance and power is going to blow up in our faces.
I wish you would read a little poetry sometimes. Your ignorance cramps my conversation.