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Darkness Quote by John Locke

“To prejudge other men's notions before we have looked into them is not to show their darkness but to put out our own eyes.” quote by John Locke — Download Open image

“To prejudge other men's notions before we have looked into them is not to show their darkness but to put out our own eyes.”

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