Emphatic and reiterated assertion, especially during childhood, produc…

Bertrand Russell
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Emphatic and reiterated assertion, especially during childhood, produces in most people a belief so firm as to have a hold even over the unconscious. ✨ Bertrand Russell (2009). Marriage and Morals, p.35, Routledge
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