Definitions.... Are Never Really Needed,

The True Enlightenment Thinker, The True Rationalist, Never Wants To Talk Anyone Into Anything. No, He Does Not Even Want To Convince; All The Time He Is Aware That He May Be Wrong. Above All, He Values The Intellectual Independence Of Others Too Highly To Want To Convince Them In Important Matters. He Would Much Rather Invite Contradiction, Preferably In The Form Of Rational And Disciplined Criticism. He Seeks Not To Convince But To Arouse - To Challenge Others To Form Free Opinions.

The Use Of Violence Is Justified Only Under A Tyranny Which Makes Reforms Without Violence Impossible, And Should Have Only One Aim, That Is, To Bring About A State Of Affairs Which Makes Reforms Without Violence Possible.

It Is Wrong To Ask Who Will Rule. The Ability To Vote A Bad Government Out Of Office Is Enough. That Is Democracy.

It Can't Happen Here Is Always Wrong: A Dictatorship Can Happen Anywhere.

It Is Part Of My Thesis That All Our Knowledge Grows Only Through The Correcting Of Our Mistakes.