Crooked things may be as stiff and unflexible as straight; and men may be as positive… — John Locke
Crooked things may be as stiff and unflexible as straight; and men may be as positive and peremptory in error as in truth.
An Essay Concerning Humane Understanding · 1690
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Locke, John. An Essay Concerning Human Understanding, edited by Pauline Phemister. Oxford University Press, 2008, bk. 4, ch. 19, sect. 11.
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Locke, John. An Essay Concerning Humane Understanding. London: Thomas Basset, 1690, bk. 4, ch. 19, sect. 11.