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Every man, when he comes to be sensible of his natural rights, and to feel his own importance, will consider himself as fully equal to any other person whatever.

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Could we have entered into the mind of Sir Isaac Newton, and have traced all the steps by which he produced his great works, we might see nothing very extraordinary in the process.

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What I have known with respect to myself, has tended much to lessen both my admiration, and my contempt, of others.

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Will is nothing more than a particular case of the general doctrine of association of ideas, and therefore a perfectly mechanical thing.

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Biography

Nationality: English

Type: Scientist

Born: March 13th, 1733

Died: February 6th, 1804

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