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  • Thought must never submit, neither to a dogma, nor to a party, nor to a passion, nor to an interest, nor to a preconceived idea, nor to whatever it may be, save to the facts themselves, because, for thought, submission would mean ceasing to be.

    Speech at the University of Brussels during the festival for the 75th anniversary of the university's foundation, November 19, 1909.
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