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John Locke
An Essay Concerning Human Understanding Section S21
Section 57 of 1,114
Canonical reference B1.C3.S21
English
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I easily grant that there are great numbers of opinions which, by men of different countries, educations, and tempers, are received and embraced as first and unquestionable principles; many whereof, both for their absurdity as well as oppositions to one another, it is impossible should be true. But yet all those propositions, how remote soever from reason are so sacred somewhere or other, that men even of good understanding in other matters, will sooner part with their lives, and whatever is dearest to them, than suffer themselves to doubt, or others to question, the truth of them.
French
Pierre Coste · Pierre Mortier, Amsterdam, 1735, third edition
J’avoûerai ſans peine que des perſonnes de différent Païs, d’un temperament différent, & qui n’ont pas été élevées de la même maniére, s’accordent à recevoir un fort grand nombre d’Opinions comme prémiers Principes, comme Principes irrefragables, parmi leſquelles il y en a pluſieurs qui ne ſauroient être véritables, tant à cauſe de leur abſurdité, que parce qu’elles ſont directement contraires les unes aux autres. Mais quelque oppoſées qu’elles ſoient à la Raiſon, elles ne laiſſent pas d’être reçuës dans quelque endroit du Monde avec un ſi grand reſpect, qu’il ſe trouve des gens de bon ſens en toute autre choſe qui aimeroient mieux perdre la vie & tout ce qu’ils ont de plus cher, que de les revoquer en doute, ou de permettre à d’autres de les conteſter.
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