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Truth for us is simply a collective name for verification processes

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William James
Age: 68 †
Born: 1842
Born: January 11
Died: 1910
Died: August 26
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There is but one unconditional commandment ... to bring about the very largest total universe of good which we can see.
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To give up pretensions is as blessed a relief as to get them ratified.
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For I had often said that the best argument I knew for an immortal life was the existence of a man who deserved one as well as Child did.
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We believe as much as we can. We would believe everything if we could.
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