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Scholastic learning and polemical divinity retarded the growth of

Scholastic learning and polemical divinity retarded the growth of all true knowledge. – David Hume

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When men are the most sure and arrogant they are commonly the most mistaken, giving views to passion without that proper deliberation and suspense which alone can secure them from the grossest absurdities. – David Hume

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