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Author name:
"Hume, David (1711-1776)"
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Date: 1741
"Two men travelling on the highway, the one east, the other west, can easily pass each other, if the way be broad enough: But two men, reasoning upon opposite principles of religion, cannot so easily pass, without shocking; though one should think, that the way were also, in that case, sufficient...
preview | full record— Hume, David (1711-1776)
Date: 1742
"The mind naturally continues with the same impetus or force, which it has acquired by its motion; as a vessel, once impelled by the oars, carries on its course for some time, when the original impulse is suspended."
preview | full record— Hume, David (1711-1776)