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“What a peculiar privilege has this little agitation of the brain which we call 'thought'”
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“Be a philosopher but, amid all your philosophy be still a man”
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“There is not to be found, in all history, any miracle attested by a sufficient number of men, of such unquestioned good sense, education and learning, as to secure us against all delusion in themselves”
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“Generally speaking, the errors in religion are dangerous; those in philosophy only ridiculous”
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“Truth springs from argument amongst friends.”
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“Nothing is more surprising than the easiness with which the many are governed by the few.”
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“The heights of popularity and patriotism are still the beaten road to power and tyranny; flattery to treachery; standing armies to arbitrary government; and the glory of God to the temporal interest of the clergy.”
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“Eloquence, at its highest pitch, leaves little room for reason or reflection, but addresses itself entirely to the desires and affections, captivating the willing hearers, and subduing their understanding.”
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“Character is the result of a system of stereotyped principals.”
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“The rules of morality are not the conclusion of our reason”
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“When men are most sure and arrogant they are commonly most mistaken, giving views to passion without that proper deliberation which alone can secure them from the grossest absurdities”
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