Quote#Wisdom
Of the four terms ... Praise, Blame, Punishment, and Responsibility,…
Quote byChapman Cohen · 1868–1954
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Determinism or Free-will? (1912), p. 68.
English (original)
Of the four terms ... Praise, Blame, Punishment, and Responsibility, the cardinal and governing one is the last.
— Chapman Cohen
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