Quote by Francis Bacon
The root of all superstition is that men observe when a thing hits

The root of all superstition is that men observe when a thing hits, but not when it misses. – Francis Bacon

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If a man will begin with certainties, he shall end in doubts; but if he will be content to begin with doubts he shall end in certainties. – Francis Bacon

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Doubt
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It is the true office of history to represent the events themselves, together with the counsels, and to leave the observations and conclusions thereupon to the liberty and faculty of every mans judgment. – Francis Bacon

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History
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Injustice, poverty, slavery, ignorance – these may be cured by reform or revolution. But men do not live only by fighting evils. They live by positive goals, individual and collective, a vast variety of them, seldom predictable, at times incompatible. – Isaiah Berlin

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Men

If you want to give up the admiration of thousands of men for the distain of one, go ahead, get married. – Katharine Hepburn

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Men

A little philosophy inclineth mans mind to atheism, but depth in philosophy bringeth mens minds about to religion. – Francis Bacon

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Men

In a free society the state does not administer the affairs of men. It administers justice among men who conduct their own affairs. – Walter Lippmann

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Men

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Ignorance and a narrow education lay the foundation of vice, and imitation and custom rear it up. – Mary Astell

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You dont have to be a man to fight for freedom. All you have to do is to be an intelligent human being. – Malcolm X

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Another day, another pang that you are afar. – Byron Caldwell Smith, letter to Kate Stephens

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