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Edward Gibbon
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"The laws of probability, so true in general, so fallacious in particular." -
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Edward Gibbon
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"The various modes of worship, which prevailed in the Roman world, were all considered by the people as equally true; by the philosopher, as equally false; and by the magistrate, as equally useful."
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"The theologian may indulge the pleasing task of describing Religion as she descended from Heaven, arrayed in her native purity. A more melancholy duty is imposed on the historian. He must discover the inevitable mixture of error and corruption which she contracted in a long residence upon earth, among a weak and degenerate race of beings."
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"I never make the mistake of arguing with people for whose opinions I have no respect."
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