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"He is irrational, however well he may be able to reason, who does not clearly see that good is good and truth truth."
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"We are content to accept without testing any belief that fits in with our prejudices and whose truth is necessary for the satisfaction of our desires."
— Susan Stebbing
Philosophy1885–1943
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