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By Mary Rizzo • Jun 12th, 2008 at 8:00 • Category: Quotes, Thinking

Profound insights arise only in debate, with a possibility of counterargument, only when there is a possibility of expressing not only correct ideas but also dubious ideas.
Andrei Sakharov (1921-1989), Progress, Coexistence and Intellectual Freedom, 1968

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Mary Rizzo is an art restorer, translator and writer living in Italy. Editor and co-founder of Palestine Think Tank, co-founder of Tlaxcala translations collective. Her personal blog is Peacepalestine.
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