האם Thomas Paine באמת אמר «A long habit of not thinking a thing wrong gives it a superficial appearance of being right.»?

האם Thomas Paine באמת אמר «A long habit of not thinking a thing wrong gives it a superficial appearance of being right.»?

נמצא מילה במילה. כן. הטקסט מופיע ביצירות המיוחסות לThomas Paine. המקור והמיקום למטה.

Perhaps the sentiments contained in the following pages, are not YET sufficiently fashionable to procure them general favour; a long habit of not thinking a thing WRONG, gives it a superficial appearance of being RIGHT, and raises at first a formidable outcry in defense of custom. But the tumult soon subsides. Time makes more converts than reason.
Common Sense — Thomas Paine, ¶13 · Public domain (US), Project Gutenberg #147 · מקור

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