Quote of the day
American traditions and the American ethic require us to be truthful, but the most important reason is that truth is the best propaganda and lies are the worst. To be persuasive we must be believable; to be believable we must be credible; to be credible we must be truthful. It is as simple as that.
Emanuel Swedenborg
Born: January 29, 1688
Died: March 29, 1772 (aged 84)
Bio: Emanuel Swedenborg was a Swedish scientist, philosopher, theologian, revelator, and mystic. He is best known for his book on the afterlife, Heaven and Hell.
Known for:
- Heaven and hell (1758)
- The divine love and wisdom
- Arcana Cœlestia
- Conjugial love and its chaste delights (1768)
- The Gist of Swedenborg
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