man incontestable evidence truth holds, falsehood condemns; say examin — John Locke, Essay Concerning Human Understanding

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For where is the man that has incontestable evidence of the truth of all that he holds, or of the falsehood of all he condemns; or can say that he has examined to the bottom all his own, or other men's opinions? The necessity of believing without knowledge, nay often upon very slight grounds, in this fleeting state of action and blindness we are in, should make us more busy and careful to inform ourselves than constrain others.

John Locke, An Essay Concerning Human Understanding

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