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Liberalism is an attitude rather than a set of dogmas - an attitude that insists upon questioning all plausible and self-evident propositions, seeking not to reject them but to find out what evidence there is to support them rather than their possible alternatives.

Morris Raphael Cohen

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Morris Raphael Cohen
Age: 66 †
Born: 1880
Born: July 25
Died: 1947
Died: January 28
Philosopher
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