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The fact that different cultures have different practices no more refutes [moral] objectivism than the fact that water flows in different directions in different places refutes the law of gravity


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There is no such thing as freedom of choice unless there is freedom to refuse.



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Nothing is more surprising than the easiness with which the many are governed by the few.



Beauty in things exists in the mind which contemplates them.

Beauty in things exists in the mind which contemplates them.



A wise man proportions his belief to the evidence.

A wise man proportions his belief to the evidence.



When men are most sure and arrogant they are commonly most mistaken, giving views to passion without that proper deliberation which alone can secure them from the grossest absurdities.

When men are most sure and arrogant they are commonly most mistaken, giving views to passion without that proper deliberation which alone can secure them from the grossest absurdities.



The life of man is of no greater importance to the universe than that of an oyster.

The life of man is of no greater importance to the universe than that of an oyster.



Be a philosopher but, amid all your philosophy be still a man.

Be a philosopher but, amid all your philosophy be still a man.



A propensity to hope and joy is real riches; one to fear and sorrow real poverty.

A propensity to hope and joy is real riches; one to fear and sorrow real poverty.



All knowledge degenerates into probability.

All knowledge degenerates into probability.



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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