Will is nothing more than a particular case of the general doctrine of association of ideas, and therefore a perfectly mechanical thing. (Joseph Priestley)

Will is nothing more than a particular case of the general doctrine of association of ideas, and therefore a perfectly mechanical thing.

Joseph Priestley

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