You cannot reason a person out of something they were not reasoned int…

Jonathan Swift
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You cannot reason a person out of something they were not reasoned into.
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Poor nations are hungry, and rich nations are proud; and pride and hunger will ever be at variance. ✨ Jonathan Swift (1826). Gulliver's Travels
Brutes find out where their talents lie; A bear will not attempt to fly, A foundered horse will oft debate Before he tries a five barred gate. A dog by instinct turns aside Who sees the ditch too dee … ▶
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I love white Portugal wine better than claret, champagne, or burgundy. I have a sad vulgar appetite. ✨ Jonathan Swift, Thomas Roscoe (1859). The works of Jonathan Swift, D.D.: with copious notes and … ▶
Religion seems to have grown an infant with age, and requires miracles to nurse it, as it had in its infancy. ✨ Jonathan Swift, Thomas Roscoe (1843). The Works of Jonathan Swift ...: Containing Inter … ▶

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