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It is probable a true history of human events would show that a far…

Quote byJames Fenimore Cooper · 1789–1851

Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: The Pilot: A Tale of the Sea (1823), The Pilot: A Tale of the Sea (1829); Preface.

English (original)

It is probable a true history of human events would show that a far larger proportion of our acts are the results of sudden impulses and accident, than of that reason of which we so much boast.

— James Fenimore Cooper

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