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Thought for the Day 25 September 2009

Categorised as Thought of the Day and published Friday, September 25th, 2009
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Liberty of thought is in itself a good; but it gives an opening to false liberty. Now by Liberalism I mean false liberty of thought, or the exercise of thought upon matters, in which, from the constitution of the human mind, thought cannot be brought to any successful issue, and therefore is out of place.

From the Apologia pro Vita Sua (1865) Click here for the full text (leaves site)