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“Though experience be our only guide in reasoning concerning matters of fact; it must be acknowledged, that this guide is not altogether infallible, but in some cases is apt to lead us into errors.”
Section 10 : Of Miracles Pt. 1
An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding (1748)
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“If we would guide by the light of reason, we must let our minds be bold.”
Dissent, New State Ice Co. v. Liebmann, 285 U.S. 262 (1932).
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Preface of M. Quetelet
A Treatise on Man and the Development of His Faculties (1842)
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The Ethics of Belief (1877), The Limits Of Inference
Context: A little reflection will show us that every belief, even the simplest and most fundamental, goes beyond experience when regarded as a guide to our actions. … Even the fundamental "I am," which cannot be doubted, is no guide to action until it takes to itself "I shall be," which goes beyond experience. The question is not, therefore, "May we believe what goes beyond experience?" for this is involved in the very nature of belief; but "How far and in what manner may we add to our experience in forming our beliefs?"