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John Locke Quotes:

Ocupation: Philosopher

Life: August 29, 1632 - October 28, 1704

Birthday: August 29

Death: October 28

In short, herein seems to lie the difference between idiots and madmen, that madmen put wrong ideas together, and so make wrong propositions, but argue and reason right from them: but idiots make very few or no propositions, and reason scarce at all.

- John Locke

source: John Locke (1828). “An essay concerning human understanding ... The twentieth edition, etc”, p.100

topic: Lying, Ideas, Differences, Wrong Ideas

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