Alan comments on Rationality quotes: September 2010 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Alan 03 September 2010 03:05:15AM 7 points [-]

If there were a party of those who are not sure they are right, I'd belong to it.

--Albert Camus

Comment author: homunq 04 September 2010 06:26:22PM *  2 points [-]

Politics is the pursuit of ends (whether they be some ethical goal or simply power itself). Camus's attitude, though appropriate to the seeking of truth, is not appropriate to politics.

In other words, there is a party of those who are not sure they are right, and don't want to make common cause with anybody who is sure they're right. It's the people who don't get involved in politics.