"Thought's a luxury. Do you think the peasant sits and thinks of God and democracy when he gets inside his mud hut at night?"
— Pragmatism

January 1, 1970

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Graham Greene (1955) The Quiet American. p. 119-20, cited in: "Quotes About Pragmatism" at goodreads.com, Accessed Jan 25, 2013