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Famous quotes containing the words culture and/or superstition:

    Letting a hundred flowers blossom and a hundred schools of thought contend is the policy for promoting the progress of the arts and the sciences and a flourishing culture in our land.
    Mao Zedong (1893–1976)

    A superstition which pretends to be scientific creates a much greater confusion of thought than one which contents itself with simple popular practices.
    Johan Huizinga (1872–1945)