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He is happy whom circumstances suit his temper; but he Is more excellent who suits his temper to any circumstance. ↗

— David Hume

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Nothing is more surprising than the easiness with which the many are governed by the few. ↗

— David Hume

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The Christian religion not only was at first attended with miracles, but even at this day cannot be believed by any reasonable person without one. ↗

— David Hume

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No testimony is sufficient to establish a miracle, unless the testimony be of such a kind, that its falsehood would be more miraculous than the fact which it endeavors to establish. ↗

— David Hume

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Any person seasoned with a just sense of the imperfections of natural reason, will fly to revealed truth with the greatest avidity. ↗

— David Hume

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It is seldom that liberty of any kind is lost all at once. ↗

— David Hume

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The heights of popularity and patriotism are still the beaten road to power and tyranny. ↗

— David Hume

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There is not to be found, in all history, any miracle attested by a sufficient number of men, of such unquestioned good sense, education and learning, as to secure us against all delusion in themselves. ↗

— David Hume

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People were so keen to get investment. In those days, there was quite significant unemployment in Northern Ireland, and that had been the general pattern in Northern Ireland for many, many years. ↗

— John Hume

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In Great Britain the price of food is at a higher level than in any other country, and consequently, the British artisan labours at a disadvantage in proportion to the higher rate of his food. ↗

— Joseph Hume

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