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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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Our systems, perhaps, are nothing more than an unconscious apology for our faults –a gigantic scaffolding whose object is to hide from us our favorite sin. – Henri Frederic Amiel

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I have never considered it my business to disabuse someone of a belief that makes life tolerable for them. – Robert Brault, rbrault.blogspot.com

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What matters is not the idea a man holds, but the depth at which he holds it. – Ezra Pound

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

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