Myth

The myth that the founding of American Republic was based on the philosophy of John Locke could only have been maintained, because the history of Leibniz's influence was suppressed.

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We know now that nothing could have been farther from the truth. That stuff about full-face helmets was a myth. Now, since Dale died, we have more facts than myths.

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The myth that John Locke was the philosopher behind the American Republic, is easily refuted by examining how Locke's philosophy steered Thomas Jefferson, for example.

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We're trying to debunk the myth that Orlando is just a teen heartthrob, ... We see this as the perfect blend of two of the biggest talents in the industry right now.

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The 'white race' thus becomes the chief victim of its own myth.

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These discoveries are exploding the myth of a monolithic religion and demonstrating how diverse and fascinating the early Christian movement really was.

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From being a patriotic myth, the Russian people have become an awful reality.

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A myth is a story told in a historical context. You think of that name, Al Davis, and you think of an old, rich, white guy who owns the Raiders.

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In other words, I would be giving in to a myth of sameness which I think can destroy us.

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It is difficult to separate, at times, the myth from the truth.

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There is nothing truer than myth history, in its attempt to ''realize'' myth, distorts it, stops halfway when history claims to have ''succeeded,'' this is nothing but humbug and mystification. Everything we dream is ''realizable.'' Reality does not have to be it is simply what it is.

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It reflects a prevailing myth that production technology is no more amenable to human judgment or social interests than the laws of thermodynamics, atomic structure or biological inheritance.

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Myth is supposed to bring us together, but fantasy alienates us.

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The one line that connects it all is the theme of myth and resurrection.

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It used to be that we thought we could have it all as women and I think we're realizing that's a myth for anybody, male or female, to think they can do it all.

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I grew up under Thatcher. I grew up believing that I was fundamentally powerless. Then gradually over the years it occurred to me that this was actually a very convenient myth for the state.

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A myth is an image in terms of which we try to make sense of the world.

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I subscribe to the myth that an artist's creativity comes from torment. Once that's fixed, what do you draw on

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I'd like to dispel a myth that the Fair Board is awash in money ... Whatever the city takes away is going to hurt.

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It seemed to me that so much of America's myth, stories, visions and iconographic images are in many ways parallel to the Ring.

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As critical acclaim and response has built up, every interview I give is a chance to puncture the myth I've created about my work and refine it.

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It struck me that what I'd heard about certain celebrities was true they had It, whatever the hell It was. Star power isn't a myth it is tangible and forceful.

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Postmodernists believe that truth is myth, and myth, truth. This equation has its roots in pop psychology. The same people also believe that emotions are a form of reality. There used to be another name for this state of mind. It used to be called psychosis.

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If you're going to be a myth or want to be a myth, you'd better die young.

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There was that feminist myth that we can do everything. I don't think you can.

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