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Drive out prejudices through the door, and they will return through the window.

Frederick the Great

1771

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Prejudice and bias Human nature

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Frederick the Great. Letter to Voltaire. 19 Mar. 1771.

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Drive out prejudices through the door, and they will return through the window. — Frederick the Great

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