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ingenuity was apparently given man in order that he may supply himself in crises with shapes and sou...

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The truth is, most people who do what you'd call 'wrong' do it for what they call 'right' reasons.

As long as he retains externally the habits of a Christian he can still be made to think of himself ...

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One of the saddest lessons of history is this: If we’ve been bamboozled long enough, we tend to reje...

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Carl SaganThe Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark

If now we attend to ourselves on occasion of any transgression of duty, we shall find that we in fac...

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Immanuel KantFundamental Principles of the Metaphysic of Morals

The chaplain had sinned, and it was good. Common sense told him that telling lies and defecting from...

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These prin­ciples laid down as in variable rules: that one must pay a card sharper, but need not pay...

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Many common lies and hypocrisies are like that, just out of the harmony of the moment.

He had a clear conscience. Never used it.