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Reason is a supple nymph, and slippery as a fish by nature. She had as leave give her kiss to an absurdity any day, as to syllogistic truth. The absurdity may turn out truer.
The industrial revolution has tended to produce everywhere great urban masses that seem to be increasingly careless of ethical standards.
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