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Will, without reason, is a blind man's motion will, against reason, is a madman's motion.

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Benjamin Whichcote
Age: 74 †
Born: 1609
Born: January 1
Died: 1683
Died: January 1
Philosopher
Theologian
Stoke
Madmen
Willpower
Motion
Blind
Reason
Without
Men
Madman

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