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More persons, on the whole, are humbugged by believing in nothing

More persons, on the whole, are humbugged by believing in nothing than by believing in too much. – P. T. (Phineas Taylor) Barnum

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Convictions are more dangerous enemies to truth than lies. – Friedrich Nietzsche (1844–1900), “IX.Man by Himself,” Human, All-Too-Human

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Every time a child says, I dont believe in fairies, there is a fairy somewhere that falls down dead. – James Barrie

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Not… what opinions are held, but… how they are held: instead of being held dogmatically, [liberal] opinions are held tentatively, and with a consciousness that new evidence may at any moment lead to their abandonment. – Bertrand Russell, Unpopular Essays, 1950

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I believe we are still so innocent. The species are still so innocent that a person who is apt to be murdered believes that the murderer, just before he puts the final wrench on his throat, will have enough compassion to give him one sweet cup of water. – Maya Angelou

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