Hume noted for all time that Berkeley's arguments did not admit the slightest refutation nor did they cause the slightest conviction. (Jorge Luis Borges)

Hume noted for all time that Berkeley's arguments did not admit the slightest refutation nor did they cause the slightest conviction.

Jorge Luis Borges

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