Nonetheless, it still remains true that as a set of cognitive beliefs, religious doctrines constitute a speculative hypothesis of an extremely low order of probability.

~ Sidney Hook

Sidney Hook Atheism Irreligion Philosophy Religion

Students rarely disappoint teachers who assure them in advance that they are doomed to failure.

~ Sidney Hook

Sidney Hook Teacher Students Teachers

Wisdom is a kind of knowledge. It is knowledge of the nature, career, and consequences of human values.

~ Sidney Hook

Sidney Hook Wisdom Knowledge Values

Everyone who remembers his own education remembers teachers, not methods and techniques. The teacher is the heart of the educational system.

~ Sidney Hook

Sidney Hook Education Heart Teachers

To silence criticism is to silence freedom.

~ Sidney Hook

Sidney Hook Silence Criticism