G(ilbert) K(eith) Chesterton, 1874-1936
was an English author and mystery novelist
It is not bigotry to be certain we are right; but it is bigotry to be unable to imagine how we might possibly have gone wrong.
Immanuel Kant, 1724-1804
was a German philosopher
The universal and lasting establishment of peace constitutes not merely a part, but the whole final purpose and end of the science of right as viewed within the limits of reason.
( “The Science of Right” )
Albert Einstein, 1879-1955
was an US (German-born) physicist
No amount of experimentation can ever prove me right; a single experiment can prove me wrong.
Friedrich (Wilhelm) Nietzsche, 1844-1900
It is nobler to declare oneself wrong than to insist on being right — especially when one is right.
( “Thus Spoke Zarathustra”, 1883 - 1885 )