“Prejudices are so to speak the mechanical instincts of men: through their prejudices they do without any effort many things they would find too difficult to think through to the point of resolving to do them.”
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Lichtenberg, G. C. (n.d.). Prejudices are so to speak the mechanical instincts of men: through their prejudices they do without any effort many things they would find too difficult to think through to the point of resolving to do them. [Quotation]. Famous Quotations Network. Retrieved October 24, 2026, from https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/34190-prejudices-are-so-to-speak-the-mechanical-instincts/
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Lichtenberg, Georg C. “Prejudices are so to speak the mechanical instincts of men: through their prejudices they do without any effort many things they would find too difficult to think through to the point of resolving to do them.” Famous Quotations Network, https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/34190-prejudices-are-so-to-speak-the-mechanical-instincts/. Accessed 24 Oct. 2026.
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Lichtenberg, Georg C. “Prejudices are so to speak the mechanical instincts of men: through their prejudices they do without any effort many things they would find too difficult to think through to the point of resolving to do them.” Famous Quotations Network. Accessed October 24, 2026. https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/34190-prejudices-are-so-to-speak-the-mechanical-instincts/.