#or

Belief is nothing but a more vivid, lively, forcible, firm, steady conception of an object, than what the imagination alone is ever able to attain. ↗

— David Hume

#alone #attain #belief #conception #ever

Everything in the world is purchased by labor. ↗

— David Hume

#labor #purchased #world

The advantages found in history seem to be of three kinds, as it amuses the fancy, as it improves the understanding, and as it strengthens virtue. ↗

— David Hume

#amuses #fancy #found #history #improves

The chief benefit, which results from philosophy, arises in an indirect manner, and proceeds more from its secret, insensible influence, than from its immediate application. ↗

— David Hume

#arises #benefit #chief #immediate #indirect

The rules of morality are not the conclusion of our reason. ↗

— David Hume

#morality #our #reason #rules

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

#any #delusion #education #found #good

If the word 'No' was removed from the English language, Ian Paisley would be speechless. ↗

— John Hume

#english language #ian #language #paisley #removed

Total ghettoization, because they were in charge of public housing, the local council, and they deliberately located people in a ghetto situation in order to ensure that they maintained control. ↗

— John Hume

#charge #control #council #deliberately #ensure

Before the arrival of the Credit Union, people who were from the poor background or a working class background couldn't borrow from banks. ↗

— John Hume

#background #banks #before #borrow #class

I grew up in Derry, of course, and it was - Derry was the worst example of Northern Ireland's discrimination. ↗

— John Hume

#discrimination #example #grew #i #ireland