Dogma

Just started a new biography of Abraham Lincoln, and I loved this quotation from a 1862 address:

The dogmas of the quiet past are inadequate for the stormy present.

It reminds me of another favourite, this one by contemporary philosopher Seyla Benhabib (writing about migration policy):

We are like travelers navigating an unknown terrain with the help of old maps, drawn at a different time and in response to different needs.

Tuesday, August 17, 2010 at 5:33PM | in

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