there is no shame in not knowing. The problem arises when irrational thought and attendant behavior fill the vacuum left by ignorance. ― Neil deGrasse Tyson

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There is no better compass than compassion. ― Amanda Gorman

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The only victories which leave no regret are those which are gained over ignorance.

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our people diverse and beautiful will emerge, battered and beautiful When day comes we step out of the shade, aflame and unafraid. ― Amanda Gorman

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If ignorance is bliss, why isn't the world happier?

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Ignorance lies not in the things you don't know, but in the things you know that ain't so.

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That is the promised glade, The hill we climb, if only we dare it: Because being American is more than a pride we inherit— It’s the past we step into, and how we repair it. ― Amanda Gorman

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Of all the frictional resistances, the one that most retards human movement is ignorance.

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Either America will destroy ignorance or ignorance will destroy the United States.

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It is in the interest of tyrants to reduce the people to ignorance and vice. For they cannot live in any country where virtue and knowledge prevail.

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