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Men gladly believe what they wish. Libenter homines id quod volunt credunt Gaius Julius Caesar		Thursday Sep 24, 2026
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About Arthur Meier Schlesinger, Jr.

	Arthur Meier Schlesinger, Jr.
	(1917-) Induction and Parsimony, American Philosophical Quarterly, 8, 179-85 (1971), p 181 - U.S. historian & author.

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