If a philosophic theory is once ruled out of court, no one can tell when it will appear again.
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If religion cannot restrain evil, it cannot claim effective power for good.Morris Raphael Cohen
A creative element is surely present in all great systems, and it does not seem possible that all sympathy or fundamental attitudes of will can be entirely eliminated from any human philosophy.
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To be sure, the vast majority of people who are untrained can accept the results of science only on authority.
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Let philosophy resolutely aim to be as scientific as possible, but let her not forget her strong kinship with literature.
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