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Quote from Dr. Samuel Johnson,


"In questions of law or of fact conscience is very often confounded with opinion.
No man’s conscience can tell him the rights of another man;
they must be known by rational investigation or historical inquiry."


By:

Dr. Samuel Johnson (more quotes by Dr. Samuel Johnson or books by/about Dr. Samuel Johnson)


(1709-1784) English author, poet, essayist, moralist, literary critic, biographer, editor and lexicographer

Source:

1773

Categories:

Conscience, Experimentation, History, Knowledge, Law, Reason, Rights, Wisdom

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