Quote#Self
Most men's conscience, habits, and opinions are borrowed from…
Quote byGeorge Santayana · 1863–1952
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Vol. II, Reason in Society, Ch. VIII: Ideal Society.
English (original)
Most men's conscience, habits, and opinions are borrowed from convention and gather continual comforting assurances from the same social consensus that originally suggested them.
— George Santayana
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