But if the belief has been accepted on insufficient evidence, the pleasure is a stolen one.
William Kingdon CliffordSource: The Scientific Basis of Morals, and Other Essays
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But if the belief has been accepted on insufficient evidence, the pleasure is a stolen one.
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