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First Principles: Facts Are Stubborn Things

Posted on October 5, 2017 by alohapromisesforever

“Facts are stubborn things; and whatever may be our wishes, our inclination, or the dictates of our passions, they cannot alter the state of facts and evidence.” —John Adams (1770) in ‘Argument in Defense of the Soldiers in the Boston Massacre … Continue reading →

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First Principles: Facts Are Stubborn Things

Posted on May 31, 2017 by alohapromisesforever

“Facts are stubborn things; and whatever may be our wishes, our inclination, or the dictates of our passions, they cannot alter the state of facts and evidence.”  – John Adams (1770); from ‘Argument in Defense of the Soldiers in the … Continue reading →

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