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David Hume Quotes: It is an absurdity to believe that the Deity has human passions, and one of the lowest of human passions, a restless appetite for applause
         

It is an absurdity to believe that the Deity has human passions, and one of the lowest of human passions, a restless appetite for applause


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It is an absurdity to believe that the Deity has human passions, and one of the lowest of human passions, a restless appetite for applause
         



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