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Reason is, and ought only to be the slave of the passions, and can never pretend to any other office than to serve and obey them.
David Hume
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Reason is, and ought only to be the slave of the passions, and can never pretend to any other office than to serve and obey them. — David Hume

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David Hume was a Philosopher from Kingdom of Great Britain (1711–1776).

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