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Great as Bacon was, he was far from being free from the mistakes and prejudices of those who went before him.

— Joseph Priestley The History and Present State of Discoveries Relating to Vision, Light, and Colours (1772)

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The unity of God is a doctrine on which the greatest stress is laid in the whole system of revelation.

An History of the Corruptions of Christianity (1782)

The History of Electricity is a field full of pleasing objects, according to all the genuine and universal principles of taste, deduced from a knowledge of human nature.

The History and Present State of Electricity (1767)

As the greatest things often take their rise from the smallest beginnings, so the worst things sometimes proceed from good intentions.

An History of the Corruptions of Christianity (1782)

The mind of man will never be able to contemplate the being, perfections, and providence of God without meeting with inexplicable difficulties.

Institutes of Natural and Revealed Religion (1772)

Governors will never be awed by the voice of the people, so long as it is a mere voice, without overt-acts.

Essay on the First Principles of Government, 2nd Edition (1771)

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