For no one's authority ought to rank so high as to set a value on his words and terms even though nothing clear and determinate lies behind them. (George Berkeley)

For no one's authority ought to rank so high as to set a value on his words and terms even though nothing clear and determinate lies behind them.

George Berkeley

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