Wednesday, October 1, 2008

Philosophy: The Force Of Natural Reason

Attorney General Randolph remarked to an unsightly-in-appearance Patrick Henry, who who had swayed the lawyer with truth.

"Behold the force of natural reason," said Randolph. "You have never seen these books; nor this principle of law; yet you are right and I am wrong. ...I will learn to never trust appearances again." (1)

This is the powerful statement quoted from which this effort has been named.

(1)  "Thomas Jefferson - A Strange Case of Mistaken Identity" - Alf J. Mapp, Jr. Madison 1987

1 comments:

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