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New opinions are always suspected, and usually opposed, without any other reason but… — John Locke

Essay · Philosophical literature

New opinions are always suspected, and usually opposed, without any other reason but because they are not already common.

John Locke
An Essay Concerning Humane Understanding · 1690
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Current citation
Locke, John. "The Epistle Dedicatory." An Essay Concerning Human Understanding, edited by Roger Woolhouse. Penguin Classics, 1998.
Original citation
Locke, John. "The Epistle Dedicatory." An Essay Concerning Humane Understanding. London: Thomas Basset, 1690.

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