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Thought for the Day 28 January 2010

Categorised as Thought of the Day and published Thursday, January 28th, 2010
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Public Opinion especially acts upon the imagination; it does not convince, but it impresses; it has the force of authority, rather than of reason; and concurrence in it is, not an intelligent decision, but a submission or belief.

From ‘The Rise and Fall of Universities’ (1854) Click here for the full text (leaves site)