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Thomas Aquinas Quotes: We can't have full knowledge all at once. We must start by believing then afterwards we may be led on to master the evidence for ourselves.
         

We can't have full knowledge all at once. We must start by believing then afterwards we may be led on to master the evidence for ourselves.


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We can't have full knowledge all at once. We must start by believing then afterwards we may be led on to master the evidence for ourselves.
         



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