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At NY Salon, we believe passionately in free speech and discussing ideas robustly. We agree with the quote generally attributed to Voltaire:
"I disapprove of what you say, but will defend to the death your right to say it." The spirit of the renaissance master, Leonardo da Vinci, perhaps should live on in our own attempt to navigate the contemporary landscape:
"He who loves practice without theory is like the sailor who boards ship without a rudder and compass and never knows where he may cast." The clash of ideas is at the heart of the NY Salon; the last word can go on this to Oscar Wilde, ever the wit...
"Arguments are to be avoided: they are always vulgar and often convincing." -
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- China: a new hope, or a threat to the world?
- Battle of Ideas 2008
- The Audacity of Hope: Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream by Barack Obama
- Athletes as Role Models in the Steroids Era
- Poison on our plates: how did we become so afraid of food?
- “Snow” by Orhan Pamuk
- “Gilead” by Marilynne Robinson
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