Mankind are so much the same, in all times and places, that history informs us of nothing new or strange in this particular.
Empiricism, skepticism
Mankind are so much the same, in all times and places, that history informs us of nothing new or strange in this particular.
Empiricism, skepticism
An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding, Section VIII, Of Liberty and Necessity
1748
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