The greatest enjoyment possible to man was that which this philosophy promises its votaries--the pleasure of being always right, and always reasoning--without ever being bound to look at anything.
This quote highlights the allure of a philosophy that promises certainty and the joy of being perpetually correct.
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He had seen that LEISURE is the great need of early societies, and slaves only can give men leisure.
They say, We reject your Bill for this once or these twice, or even these thrice: but if you keep on sending it up, at last we won't reject it.
All savage religions are full of superstitions founded on luck.
That a House of Commons may work well it must perform, as we saw, five functions well: it must elect a Ministry well, legislate well, teach the nation well, express the nation's will well, bring matters to the nation's attention well.
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