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Some proofs command assent. Others woo and charm the intellect. They evoke delight and an overpowering desire to say, 'Amen, Amen'.

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The history of science teaches only too plainly the lesson that no single method is absolutely to be relied upon, that sources…
The history of this paper suggests that highly speculative investigations, especially by an unknown author, are best brought before the world through…
Some proofs command assent. Others woo and charm the intellect. They evoke delight and an overpowering desire to say, 'Amen, Amen'.

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There is no flattery so adroit or effectual as that of implicit assent. — William Hazlitt
There are many roads to happiness, if the gods assent. — Pindar
I have ever judged of the religion of others by their lives... But this does not satisfy the priesthood. They must have… — Thomas Jefferson
And whoever is moved by Faith to assent to it, is conscious of a continued miracle in his own person, which subverts… — David Hume
It is to be the assent and ratification of the several States, derived from the supreme authority in each State, the authority… — James Madison
The Bible is not my book and Christianity is not my religion. I could never give assent to the long complicated statements… — Abraham Lincoln
Sometimes, to remain silent is to lie, since silence can be interpreted as assent. — Miguel de Unamuno
Knowledge being to be had only of visible and certain truth, error is not a fault of our knowledge, but a mistakeof… — John Locke

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