All men do not, in fine, admire or love the same thing.

All men do not, in fine, admire or love the same thing.

Opinions cannot survive if one has no chance to fight for them.

Opinions cannot survive if one has no chance to fight for them.

Force and not opinion is the queen of the world; but it is
opinion that uses the force.
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Force and not opinion is the queen of the world; but it is
opinion that uses the force.
[Fr., La force est la reine du monde, et non pas l'opinion; mais
l'opinion est celle qui use de la force.]

Every man has a right to his opinion, but no man has a right to be wrong in his facts.

Every man has a right to his opinion, but no man has a right to be wrong in his facts.

The deep slumber of a decided opinion.

The deep slumber of a decided opinion.

Monuments of the safety with which errors of opinion may be
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Monuments of the safety with which errors of opinion may be
tolerated where reason is left free to combat it.

Facts are stubborn things.

Facts are stubborn things.

We should never let ourselves be burnt for our opinions; we are not that sure of them. But perhaps for read more

We should never let ourselves be burnt for our opinions; we are not that sure of them. But perhaps for this -- that we may have and change our opinions.

He adopts the opinion of others like a monk in the Sorbonne.
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He adopts the opinion of others like a monk in the Sorbonne.
[Fr., Il opine du bonnet comme un moine en Sorbonne.]