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Joseph Butler Quotes

Things and actions are what they are, and the consequences of them will be what they will be: why then should we desire to be deceived?
Joseph Butler

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Type:
Clergyman Quotes
Category:
English Clergyman Quotes
Date of Birth:
May 18, 1692
Date of Death:
June 16, 1752
Nationality:
English
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