When all beliefs are challenged together, the just and necessary ones …

George Santayana
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When all beliefs are challenged together, the just and necessary ones have a chance to step forward and re-establish themselves alone. ✨ George Santayana (2015). The Life of Reason: Human Understanding, p.506, 谷月社
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When all beliefs are challenged together, the just and necessary ones have a chance to step forward and re-establish themselves alone. ✨ George Santayana (2015). The Life of Reason: Human Understanding, p.506, 谷月社

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