Common sense is just as good a critic of the lottery as any statistical breakdown

Quote by Hunter Baker

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Common sense is nothing more than a deposit of prejudices laid down in the mind...

Common sense is nothing more than a deposit of prejudices laid down in the mind...

Society is always taken by surprise at any new example of common sense.

Society is always taken by surprise at any new example of common sense.

Nothing is more fairly distributed than common sense: no one thinks he needs more of...

Nothing is more fairly distributed than common sense: no one thinks he needs more of...

If the obstacles of bigotry and priestcraft can be surmounted, we may hope that common...

If the obstacles of bigotry and priestcraft can be surmounted, we may hope that common...

Science is nothing but developed perception, interpreted intent, common sense rounded out and minutely articulated.

Science is nothing but developed perception, interpreted intent, common sense rounded out and minutely articulated.

Common sense is like deodorant...The people who need it most never use it.

Common sense is like deodorant...The people who need it most never use it.

Nothing astonishes men so much as common sense and plain dealing.

Nothing astonishes men so much as common sense and plain dealing.

Common sense is genius in homespun.

Common sense is genius in homespun.

Believe nothing, no matter where you read it, or who said it, no matter if...

Believe nothing, no matter where you read it, or who said it, no matter if...

To act with common sense according to the moment, is the best wisdom I know;...

To act with common sense according to the moment, is the best wisdom I know;...

Common sense is the measure of the possible; it is composed of experience and prevision;...

Common sense is the measure of the possible; it is composed of experience and prevision;...

School days are the unhappiest in the whole span if human existence. They are full...

School days are the unhappiest in the whole span if human existence. They are full...

Success is more a function of consistent common sense than it is of genius.

Success is more a function of consistent common sense than it is of genius.

It is a thousand times better to have common sense without education than to have...

It is a thousand times better to have common sense without education than to have...

The voice of the Lord is the voice of common sense, which is shared by...

The voice of the Lord is the voice of common sense, which is shared by...

Difficulties indeed sometimes arise; but common sense and honest intentions will generally steer through them.

Difficulties indeed sometimes arise; but common sense and honest intentions will generally steer through them.

Nowadays most people die of a sort of creeping common sense, and discover when it...

Nowadays most people die of a sort of creeping common sense, and discover when it...