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Every thinker takes far more truths on trust than they prove, and this is desirable
Drawn from what Alexis de Tocqueville said
What Alexis de Tocqueville actually said
- Alexis de Tocqueville French political philosopher and historian (1805 to 1859)
There is no philosopher of such great parts in the world, but that he believes a million of things on the faith of other people, and supposes a great many more truths than he demonstrates. This is not only necessary but desirable.
Where this was said
↗Democracy in America, Volume 2 (1840; Henry Reeve translation)gutenberg.org
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