"Nothing can stop the man with the right mental attitude from achieving his goal; nothing on earth can help the man with the wrong mental attitude."
"Fix reason firmly in her seat, and call on her tribunal for every fact, every opinion. Question with boldness even the existence of a God"
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Source: Thomas Jefferson, John Dewey (2008). “The Essential Jefferson”, p.82, Courier Corporation
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