The majority of men... are not capable of thinking, but only of believing, and... are not accessible to reason, but only to authority. (Arthur Schopenhauer)

The majority of men... are not capable of thinking, but only of believing, and... are not accessible to reason, but only to authority.

Arthur Schopenhauer

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