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idealism and pragmatism (Score:1)

by mr_bean (3802) on 2008.03.19 21:30 (#61721) Journal

Ideally, we expect idealists and pragmatists to agree. But in practice, we find they don't.

Theory and practice. In theory, they are the same thing. In practice, they are not. --Jan LA van de Snepscheut

We all agree on the necessity of compromise. We just can't agree on when it's necessary to compromise. -Larry Wall

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