Quotes of the Day

Selected from Michael Moncur's Collection of Quotations - July 26, 2016
As a rule we disbelieve all the facts and theories for which we have no use.
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William James (1842 - 1910)  
I keep the subject of my inquiry constantly before me, and wait till the first dawning opens gradually, by little and little, into a full and clear light.
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Isaac Newton (1642 - 1727)  
The universal brotherhood of man is our most precious possession, what there is of it.
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Mark Twain (1835 - 1910), Following the Equator  
The United States Congress, like a lot of rich people, lives in two houses.
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John Green, Vlogbrothers, Why Does Congress Suck?, 01-01-13  
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