Voltaire: Books, like conversation, rarely give us any precise ideas: nothing is so common as to read and converse unprofitably. W

Books, like conversation, rarely give us any precise ideas: nothing is so common — Voltaire

Books, like conversation, rarely give us any precise ideas: nothing is so common as to read and converse unprofitably. We must here repeat what Locke has so strongly urged—Define your terms.

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