John Locke Quotes about Passion

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All men are liable to error; and most men are, in many points, by passion or interest, under temptation to it.

All men are liable to error; and most men are, in many points, by passion or interest, under temptation to it.

John Locke

War, Passion, Men

An Essay Concerning Human Understanding bk. 4, ch. 20, sec. 17 (1690)

The Indians , whom we call barbarous, observe much more decency and civility in their discourses and conversation, giving one another a fair silent hearing till they have quite done; and then answering them calmly, and without noise or passion. And if it be not so in this civiliz'd part of the world, we must impute it to a neglect in education, which has not yet reform'd this antient piece of barbarity amongst us.

John Locke

Passion, Giving, Reform

John Locke (2017). “Delphi Complete Works of John Locke (Illustrated)”, p.1542, Delphi Classics

John Locke Quotes about Passion

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