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Anyone who knows a strange fact shares in its singularity.
Anyone who knows a strange fact shares in its singularity.
We should keep so close to facts that we never have to remember the second time what we said the read more
We should keep so close to facts that we never have to remember the second time what we said the first time.
Obviously the facts are never just coming at you but are incorporated by an imagination that is formed by your read more
Obviously the facts are never just coming at you but are incorporated by an imagination that is formed by your previous experience. Memories of the past are not memories of facts but memories of your imaginings of the facts.
The fewer the facts, the stronger the opinion.
The fewer the facts, the stronger the opinion.
Don't let adverse facts stand in the way of a good decision.
Don't let adverse facts stand in the way of a good decision.
From the equality of rights springs identity of our highest interests; you cannot subvert your neighbor's rights without striking a read more
From the equality of rights springs identity of our highest interests; you cannot subvert your neighbor's rights without striking a dangerous blow at your own.
All, too, will bear in mind this sacred principle, that though the will of the majority is in all cases read more
All, too, will bear in mind this sacred principle, that though the will of the majority is in all cases to prevail, that will, to be rightful, must be reasonable; that the minority possess their equal rights, which equal laws must protect, and to violate would be oppression.
A community is democratic only when the humblest and weakest person can enjoy the highest civil, economic, and social rights read more
A community is democratic only when the humblest and weakest person can enjoy the highest civil, economic, and social rights that the biggest and most powerful possess.
It is easier to believe a lie that one has heard a thousand times than to believe a fact that read more
It is easier to believe a lie that one has heard a thousand times than to believe a fact that no one has heard before.