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Kant taught us that we should follow just those rules of conduct that we would want everybody to follow. Few find this generalization of The Golden Rule a great help.


Ian Hacking

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As a rule,
I believe people shouldn't follow rules;
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IAN MCDIARMID If you got the DVD you can see that George Lucas has taken that person out, as well as the voice, an...
IAN MCDIARMID That's the mark of a great storyteller, never to give away secrets in advance.
IAN MCDIARMID There were a number of people who helped me get there, and the one I always mention is Michael Byrne...
IAN MCDIARMID To start your life as a character of 120 years when you are in your late thirties, and then go back ...
IAN MCDIARMID When George asked me to be the prequels, it was the same kind of meeting - it was very short and to ...
IAN MCDIARMID And also, it's sort of my job to make you believe things about him that aren't true about me...
IAN MCDIARMID Consistency is very important when you're making films.
IAN MCDIARMID It was a scene I was really looking forward to, and one that I embraced, and when we were filming it...
IAN MCDIARMID Ultimately, I'm not the most prolific person, but I've been doing this for a long time, and ...
IAN MACKAYE At every election, my vote goes to the candidate less likely to declare war. You're dropping hug...
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