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International Tract and Missionary Society · Oakland, California · Sep 16, 1886

FromSigns of the Times, Vol. 12, No. 36.

Principles.

It is not unusual to see men rest their opinions upon foundations that have no more certainty nor solidity than the propositions built on them, and embraced for their sake. Such foundations are these and the like, viz.: The founders or leaders of my party are good men, and therefore their tenets are true; it hath been long received in the world, therefore it is true; or, it is new, and therefore false.

These, and many the like, which are by no means the measure of truth and falsehood, the generality of men make the standards by which they accustom their understanding to judge. And thus, falling into a habit of determining of truth or falsehood by such wrong measures, it is no wonder they should embrace error for certainty, and be very positive in things for which they have no ground.—John Locke.