John Locke

"Revelation in matters where reason cannot judge, or but probably, ought to be hearkened to. First, Whatever proposition is revealed, of whose truth our mind, by its natural faculties and notions, cannot judge, that is purely matter of faith, and above reason."

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Source: John Locke (1836). “An Essay Concerning Human Understanding”, p.530

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John Locke

John Locke

Philosopher, Physician

John Locke was a 17th-century philosopher known for his influential ideas on liberalism, particularly in his work 'Two Treatises of Government.'

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