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... human knowledge . In another part was the dogmatic philosophers , who gave their opi- nions as decisive , pronouncing some things good , others bad . They lived in continual inquietude ; avoiding this and seeking that ; more de- serving ...
... human knowledge . In another part was the dogmatic philosophers , who gave their opi- nions as decisive , pronouncing some things good , others bad . They lived in continual inquietude ; avoiding this and seeking that ; more de- serving ...
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... , which are never applicable to any emergency , for affairs constantly change , and periods of time differ from each other as much as human faces . From this state of anxiety we were delivered by an 12 THE LITERARY REPUBLIC .
... , which are never applicable to any emergency , for affairs constantly change , and periods of time differ from each other as much as human faces . From this state of anxiety we were delivered by an 12 THE LITERARY REPUBLIC .
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... human nature more inclination to vice than virtue , there are so many who like Erostratus undertake some signal evil , to be remembered by historians ; and as in their an- nals are recorded the virtues and vices of great kings and ...
... human nature more inclination to vice than virtue , there are so many who like Erostratus undertake some signal evil , to be remembered by historians ; and as in their an- nals are recorded the virtues and vices of great kings and ...
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... human understanding , blind and mutable . Wise were the first legislators who , knowing that their laws were human dictates , sought to give them authority with the vulgar by persuading them that they were inspired by some divinity , as ...
... human understanding , blind and mutable . Wise were the first legislators who , knowing that their laws were human dictates , sought to give them authority with the vulgar by persuading them that they were inspired by some divinity , as ...
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... human testimony ; but much , it is evident , must depend upon the industry , and candour , and judgment of the publisher . The proofs of momentous events must ever be wanting in absolute consistency and certainty ; and , in general ...
... human testimony ; but much , it is evident , must depend upon the industry , and candour , and judgment of the publisher . The proofs of momentous events must ever be wanting in absolute consistency and certainty ; and , in general ...
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