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We should have a great fewer disputes in the world if words were t

We should have a great fewer disputes in the world if words were taken for what they are, the signs of our ideas only, and not for things themselves. – John Locke

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As people are walking all the time, in the same spot, a path appears. – John Locke

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It is one thing to show a man that he is in an error, and another to put him in possession of the truth. – John Locke

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