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James Anthony Froude on Mind

1818–1894 England

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The best that we can do for one another is to exchange our thoughts freely; and that, after all, is but little.

We are complex, and therefore, in our natural state, inconsistent, beings, and the opinion of this hour need not be the opinion of the next.

Genuine belief ended with persecution. As soon as it was felt that to punish a man for maintaining an independent opinion was shocking and unjust, so soon a doubt had entered whether the faith established was unquestionably true.

The Nemesis of Faith (1849)

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: James Anthony Froude (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.