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Embracing Hard Truths: Navigating Past Bias

Explore the impact of facts and evidence on our perceptions and actions through historical quotes by prominent figures like John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, and Alexander Hamilton. Reflect on how our desires and tendencies can clash with objective truths, creating a challenge in accepting reality. Gain insights on the power dynamics at play when individuals seek control and the potential for misuse. Embrace the wisdom of the past to navigate through biases and confront the unyielding nature of facts.

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Embracing Hard Truths: Navigating Past Bias

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  1. September 9, 2013 • Write a paragraph in which you respond to the following quote: • Facts are stubborn things; and whatever may be our wishes, our inclination, or the dictates of our passions, they cannot alter the state of facts and evidence. • John Adams, in Defense of the British Soldiers on trial for the Boston Massacre, December 4, 1770

  2. September 10, 2013 • Write a paragraph in which you respond to the following quote: • A Spoonful of Honey will catch more Flies than a Gallon of Vinegar. • Benjamin Franklin, Poor Richard's Almanac, 1748

  3. September 11, 2013 • Write a paragraph in which you respond to the following quote: • A fondness for power is implanted, in most men, and it is natural to abuse it, when acquired. • Alexander Hamilton, The Farmer Refuted, February 23, 1775

  4. September 12, 2013 • Write a paragraph in which you respond to the following quote:

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