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Quote by Herbert Agar
Man tends to treat all his opinions as principles. - Herbert Agar

Man tends to treat all his opinions as principles. – Herbert Agar

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Civilization rests on a set of promises; if the promises are broken too often, the civilization dies, no matter how rich it may be, or how mechanically clever. Hope and faith depend on the promises; if hope and faith go, everything goes. – Herbert Agar

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Herbert Agar
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