"Metaphysics is the finding of bad reasons for what we believe on instinct."

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Source : Appearance and Reality (1893) preface

F. H. Bradley

#Believe Quotes #Reason Quotes #Instinct Quotes

“That these united colonies are, and of right ought to be, free and independent states; that they are absolved from all allegiance to the British crown; and that all political connection between them and the State of Great Britain is, and ought to be, totally dissolved.”

Source : Resolution presented to Continental Congress, 7 June 1776
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“I've always been a fighter. If you tell me I can't, I'll die trying to prove you wrong.”
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“Anytime there is Mexican food around, you can bet Iâ€™ll be eating it,”

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