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Pragmatism
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Rationalism is always monistic. It starts from wholes and universals, and makes much of the unity of things. Empiricism starts from the parts, and makes of the whole a collection-is not averse therefore to calling itself pluralistic.
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“When I disagree with a rational man, I let reality be our final arbiter; if I am right, he will learn; if I am wrong, I will; one of us will win, but both will profit.”
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“The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.”
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“Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, today is a gift of God, which is why we call it the present.”
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“It is our choices, Harry, that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities.”
― Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
― Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
“If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need.”
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