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The people naturally adhere most to doctrines which demand the least self-exertion and the least use of their own reason, and which can best accommodate their duties to their inclinations.

The people naturally adhere most to doctrines which demand the least self-exertion and the least use of their own reason, and which can best accommodate their duties to their inclinations.

Approximate author period: c. 1764 AD · early modern

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Immanuel Kant
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Approximate author period: c. 1764 AD · early modern
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