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It is a natural illness of man to think that he possesses the truth directly…

— Blaise Pascal

C'est une maladie naturelle à l'homme de croire qu'il possède la vérité directement…

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Section I

Variants

It is man's natural sickness to believe that he possesses the Truth.

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