On the recordJanuary 1, 175
But intelligence and reason are able to go through everything that opposes them, and in such manner as they are formed by nature and as they choose.
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Marcus Aurelius
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gutenberg.orgMarcus Aurelius: “But intelligence and reason are able to go through everything that opposes them, and in such manner as they are formed…”
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In his private journal, Marcus Aurelius asserts the inherent capacity of human reason to overcome all opposition.
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