From page 11 of his most excellent The End of Education - "To be able to hold comfortably in one's mind the validity and usefulness of two contradictory truths is the source of tolerance, openness, and most important, a sense of humor, which is the greatest enemy of fanaticism."
It seems to me after reading the news this morning that we all could use a massive dose of this mentality. It seems to me that this country, whether it's in Wisconsin or Washington, is gripped in the (death) throes of fanaticism.
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