The method of postulating what we want has many advantages; they are t…

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The method of postulating what we want has many advantages; they are the same as the advantages of theft over honest toil. ✨ Bertrand Russell (2007). Introduction to Mathematical Philosophy, p.71, Spokesman Books
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The method of postulating what we want has many advantages; they are the same as the advantages of theft over honest toil. ✨ Bertrand Russell (2007). Introduction to Mathematical Philosophy, p.71, Spokesman Books

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