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... believe is their reality they can look upon reality as make - believe . xxxii I began to write plays , as do most young writers , I expect , because it seemed less difficult to set down on paper the things people said than to construct ...
... believe is their reality they can look upon reality as make - believe . xxxii I began to write plays , as do most young writers , I expect , because it seemed less difficult to set down on paper the things people said than to construct ...
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... believe in him . I cannot believe in a God who is less tolerant than I. I cannot believe in a God who has neither humour nor common sense . Plutarch long ago put the matter succinctly . ' I would much rather , ' he writes , ' have men ...
... believe in him . I cannot believe in a God who is less tolerant than I. I cannot believe in a God who has neither humour nor common sense . Plutarch long ago put the matter succinctly . ' I would much rather , ' he writes , ' have men ...
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... believe that what you desire exists , but it is a hard saying that you have no right to believe what you cannot prove ; there is no reason why you should not believe so long as you are aware that your belief lacks proof . I suppose that ...
... believe that what you desire exists , but it is a hard saying that you have no right to believe what you cannot prove ; there is no reason why you should not believe so long as you are aware that your belief lacks proof . I suppose that ...
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