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"The mixture of those things by speech which are by nature divided is the mother of all error."

— Richard Hooker

January 1, 1970

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Attributed to Hooker in Henry George's The Science of Political EconomyPossibly from "Laws III.3.1" per [https://davenantinstitute.org/in-defense-of-discrimination-why-richard-hooker-still-matters/#:~:text=%E2%80%9CTo%2520lump%2520together%2520in%2520speech,are%2520different%E2%80%9D%2520(Laws%2520III.

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Attributed to Hooker in Henry George's The Science of Political EconomyPossibly from "Laws III.3.1" per [https://davenantinstitute.org/in-defense-of-discrimination-why-richard-hooker-still-matters/#:~:text=%E2%80%9CTo%2520lump%2520together%2520in%2520speech,are%2520different%E2%80%9D%2520(Laws%2520III.