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title: "4 Principle Matter Quotes by 4 authors"
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> [In an information economy, entrepreneurs master the science of information in order to overcome the laws of the purely physical sciences. They…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-gilder/in-an-information-economy-entrepreneurs-master-the-science-of/)

[George Gilder](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-gilder/)

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> [Science can tell us what can be done in principle, but it is then a matter for public debate as to what…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-walport/science-can-tell-us-what-can-be-done-in-principle-but-it-is-then-a/)

[Mark Walport](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-walport/)

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> [the distinction between 'prejudice' and 'principle' is itself a matter of prejudice.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laura-bohannan/the-distinction-between-prejudice-and-principle-is-itself-a-matter-of/)

[Laura Bohannan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laura-bohannan/)

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> [I would inquire of reasonable persons whether this principle: Matter is naturally wholly incapable of thought, and this other: I think, therefore…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/blaise-pascal/i-would-inquire-of-reasonable-persons-whether-this-principle-matter/)

[Blaise Pascal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/blaise-pascal/)

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