"Rules and particular inferences alike are justified by being brought into agreement with each other. A rule is amended if it yields an inference we are unwilling to accept; an inference is rejected if it violates a rule we are unwilling to amend."

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Source : Nelson Goodman (1972). “Problems and projects”

Nelson Goodman

#Agreement Quotes #Yield Quotes #Justified Quotes

“I'm a runner first before anything else.”
“I grew up thinking of snow as a luxury you visit.”
“Going to the school to meet the visually impaired was special. I thought I was inspiring them. I was thinking what I could possibly say to inspire them. Instead of me inspiring them, I felt they inspired me. They showed me how much courage they have, and how hard these teachers are working for these children. They made me feel like I donâ€™t have any problems in life. It gave me uplift. They made me feel so great.”
“Bill Maher fancies himself the reincarnation of Lenny Bruce.”

Source : "Far Left Brands O'Reilly's Obama Interview Racist". "The O'Reilly Factor", www.foxnews.com. February 14, 2011.
“Our forbears worked hard this difficult land, and their reward was the freedom and independence of self-sufficiency.”
“The Iraqi prime minister is an anti-Semite. We don't need to spend $200 and $300 and $500 billion dollars bringing democracy to Iraq to turn it over to people who believe that Israel doesn't have a right to defend itself and who refuse to condemn Hezbollah.”
“I think if we're going to live in this - in this world - in this technological world where information can be disseminated so quickly, we have to be serious and take firm, strong action against those who are putting American lives at risk. Because this will put people's lives at risk.”
“By the way, the European Union Member States together - even the euro area Member States together - are by far the biggest contributors to the IMF.”

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