“Scripture does not explain things by their secondary causes, but only narrates them in the order and style which has most power to move men... It's object is not to convince the reason, but to attract and last hold of the imagination. (Chapter on Spinoza, p.162/543)”
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The Story of Philosophy: The Lives and Opinions of the World's Greatest Philosophers
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