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If nothing is self-evident, nothing can be proved. similarly if nothing is obligatory for its own sake, nothing is obligatory at all.
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If Nothing Is Self-evident, Nothing Can Be

C. S. Lewis
If nothing is self-evident, nothing can be proved. similarly if nothing is obligatory for its own sake, nothing is obligatory at all.
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