But with man the case is otherwise, in that when logic leads to any hu…

James Branch Cabell
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But with man the case is otherwise, in that when logic leads to any humiliating conclusion, the sole effect is to discredit logic. ✨ James Branch Cabell (2008). Between Dawn and Sunrise, p.14, Wildside Press LLC
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