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The accidental causes of science are only accidents relatively to

The accidental causes of science are only accidents relatively to the intelligence of a man. – Chauncey Wright

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All observers not laboring under hallucinations of the senses are agreed, or can be made to agree, about facts of sensible experience, through evidence toward which the intellect is merely passive, and over which the individual will and character have no control. – Chauncey Wright

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We should not pretend to understand the world only by the intellect. The judgement of the intellect is only part of the truth. – Carl Jung

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I am not a member of the CIA or any other intelligence agency. – James R. Bath

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The emotional brain responds to an event more quickly than the thinking brain. – Daniel Goleman

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While the intelligence profession oftentimes demands secrecy, it is critically important that there be a full and open discourse on intelligence matters with the appropriate elected representatives of the American people. – John O. Brennan

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