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“The political spirit is the great force in throwing the love of truth and accurate reasoning into a secondary place.”

Reason Truth Political Spirit Politics Force Power Reasoning Hypocrisy Throwing Accurate

Author:John Morley, 1st Viscount Morley of Blackburn

“Men do not often dare to avow, even to themselves, the slow progress reason has made in their minds; but they are ready to follow it if it is presented to them in a lively and striking manner, and forces them to recognize it.”

Ifs Men Mind Made Reason Force Progress Ready Dare Lively Slow Progress

Author:Nicolas de Caritat, marquis de Condorcet

“Since bodily strength is but a servant to the mind, it were very barbarous and preposterous that force should be made judge over reason.”

Should Mind Made Reason Force Judging Servant Dueling

Book:The Countess of Pembroke's Arcadia (The Old Arcadia)

Source: The Countess of Pembroke's Arcadia (The Old Arcadia)

“If any sensual weakness arise, we are to yield all our sound forces to the overthrowing of so unnatural a rebellion; wherein how can we want courage, since we are to deal against so feeble an adversary, that in itself is nothing but weakness? Nay, we are to resolve that if reason direct it, we must do it, and if we must do it, we will do it; for to say "I cannot" is childish, and "I will not" is womanish.”

Ifs Want Reason Force Sound Deals Weakness Direct Arise Sensuality Sensual Rebellion Resolve Yield Adversaries Unnatural

Author:Philip Sidney

“For, above all, I hold a notion of possibility and necessity according to which there are some things that are possible, but yet not necessary, and which do not really exist. From this it follows that a reason that always forces a free mind to choose one thing over another (whether that reason derives from the perfection of a thing, as it does in God, or from our imperfection) does not eliminate our freedom.”

Mind Doe Reason Force One Thing Possibility Perfection Notion Imperfection

Book:Leibniz: Philosophical Essays

Source: Leibniz: Philosophical Essays

“There is no opposing brutal force to the stratagems of human reason.”

Humans Reason Force Brutal Opposing Human Reason Stratagem

Book:Fables of Aesop and Other Eminent Mythologists: With Morals and Reflections

Source: Fables of Aesop and Other Eminent Mythologists: With Morals and Reflections

“by taking notice of those feelings and images that seemed to be in my blood and bones rather than in my head, I had found myself able to behave, not less reasonably, but more so. Apparently it was as much a false extreme to try and live by reason alone, leaving the passions out of count, as to ignore reason and put passion in its place as the guiding force of life.”

Trying Reason Feelings Able Passion Found Force Blood Leaving Extremes Bones Behave Live By

Book:An Experiment in Leisure

Source: An Experiment in Leisure

“If there are sound reasons or bases for the points you demand, then there is no need for violence. On the other hand, when there is no sound reason that concessions should be made to you but mainly your own desire, then reason cannot work and you have to rely on force. Thus using force is not a sign of strength but rather a sign of weakness.”

Ifs Needs Should Made Reason Hands Desire Force Sound Violence Demand Weakness Bases Rely Concessions

Author:Dalai Lama

“Instead of that liberty which takes root and growth in the progress of reason, if recovered by mere force or accident, it becomes with an unprepared people a tyranny still of the many, the few, or the one.”

People Ifs Stills Reason Force Growth Liberty Progress Roots Mere Accidents Tyranny Unprepared

Book:The Papers of Thomas Jefferson: 1 October 1814 to 31 August 1815

Source: The Papers of Thomas Jefferson: 1 October 1814 to 31 August 1815