Philosophy, from the earliest times, has made greater claims, and achi…

Bertrand Russell
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Philosophy, from the earliest times, has made greater claims, and achieved fewer results, than any other branch of learning. ✨ Bertrand Russell (2009). Our Knowledge of the External World, p.1, Routledge
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