All sentiment is right; because sentiment has a reference to nothing beyond itself, and is always real, wherever a man is conscious of it. But all determinations of the understanding are not right; because they have a reference to something beyond themselves, to wit, real matter of fact and are not always conformable to that standard. A thousand different sentiments, excited by the same object, are all right; Because no sentiment represents what is really in the object.
- David Hume
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