“False and doubtful positions, relied upon as unquestionable …”

“False and doubtful positions, relied upon as unquestionable maxims, keep those who build on them in the dark from truth. Such are usually the prejudices imbibed from education, party, reverence, fashion, interest, et cetera.”

— John Locke

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Book IV, Ch. 7

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