"When an action is once done, it is right or wrong for ever no accidental failure of its good or evil fruits can possibly alter that."
-William Kingdon Clifford
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"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.“
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