Daniel J. Boorstin Quote

The history of Western science confirms the aphorism that the great menace to progress is not ignorance but the illusion of knowledge.


Cleopatra's Nose (1995)


The history of Western science confirms the aphorism that the great menace to progress is not ignorance but the illusion of knowledge.

The history of Western science confirms the aphorism that the great menace to progress is not ignorance but the illusion of knowledge.

The history of Western science confirms the aphorism that the great menace to progress is not ignorance but the illusion of knowledge.

The history of Western science confirms the aphorism that the great menace to progress is not ignorance but the illusion of knowledge.