To argue with a man who has renounced the use and authority of reason,…

Thomas Paine
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To argue with a man who has renounced the use and authority of reason, and whose philosophy consists in holding humanity in contempt, is like administering medicine to the dead, or endeavoring to convert an atheist by scripture. ✨ Thomas Paine (2003). Common Sense, The Rights of Man and Other Essential Writings of ThomasPaine, p.107, Penguin
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