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At last I will devote myself sincerely and without reservation to the general demolition of my opinions.
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Now therefore, that my mind is free from all cares, and that I have obtained for myself assured leisure in peaceful solitude, I shall apply myself seriously and freely to the general destruction of all my former opinions.
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The nature of matter, or body considered in general, consists not in its being something which is hard or heavy or coloured, or which affects the senses in any way, but simply in its being something which is extended in length, breadth and depth.
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I concluded that I might take as a general rule the principle that all things which we very clearly and obviously conceive are true: only observing, however, that there is some difficulty in rightly determining the objects which we distinctly conceive.
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I can establish as a general rule that all things which I perceive very clearly and distinctly are true.
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No written law has ever been more binding than unwritten custom supported by popular opinion.
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Born:
March 31, 1596
Died:
February 11, 1650
(aged 53)
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