But we must now destroy this last proposition, and show that it remain… — Pensées

Pensées — Blaise Pascal

But we must now destroy this last proposition, and show that it remains always true that the people are foolish, though their opinions are sound; because they do not perceive the truth where it is, and, as they place it where it is not, their opinions are always very false and very unsound.

Place: SECTION V · ¶947
License: Public domain · Source
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