Quote#Science & Reason
[E]very thing which partakes of Sense, has also Reason; 'tis the Mind…
Quote byRobert Morris (writer) · 1703–1754
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: A Reasonable Plea for the Animal Creation (1746), p. 33.
English (original)
[E]very thing which partakes of Sense, has also Reason; 'tis the Mind alone that sees, hears, &c. the Body of itself being blind, deaf, and void of all Sense. Therefore since Beasts see and hear, and perform all other Actions of Sense as we do; I hope it will not be unreasonable to assert they have a Seat of Reason.
— Robert Morris (writer)
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