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Page 93
... human beings persecute and destroy each other arises from the morbid disquietude of their physical constitutions . It is not easy to conceive an object more worthy of the philanthropist and the phi losopher than to investigate the ...
... human beings persecute and destroy each other arises from the morbid disquietude of their physical constitutions . It is not easy to conceive an object more worthy of the philanthropist and the phi losopher than to investigate the ...
Page 108
... human knowledge , it is requisite that our reason should previously demonstrate its genuine- ness ; for , before we extinguish the steady ray of reason and common sense , it is fit that we should discover whether we cannot do without ...
... human knowledge , it is requisite that our reason should previously demonstrate its genuine- ness ; for , before we extinguish the steady ray of reason and common sense , it is fit that we should discover whether we cannot do without ...
Page 190
... human being indifferently with whom we come in contact . They have preference only with respect to those who offer them- selves most obviously to our notice . Human beings are indiscriminating and blind ; they will avoid inflicting pain ...
... human being indifferently with whom we come in contact . They have preference only with respect to those who offer them- selves most obviously to our notice . Human beings are indiscriminating and blind ; they will avoid inflicting pain ...
Contents
ESSAY ON | 9 |
THE NECESSITY OF ATHEISM | 37 |
PROPOSALS FOR AN ASSOCIATION | 60 |
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