Every man has a right to his own opinion, but no man has a right to be wrong in his facts. -- Bernard M. Baruch.
It is a capital mistake to theorise before one has data. Insensibly one begins to twist facts to suit theories instead of theories to suit facts.
Sherlock Homes to Dr. Watson in 'A Scandal in Bohemia'
People don't ask for facts in making up their minds. They would rather have one good soul-satisfying emotion than a dozen facts. Robert Keith Leavitt
Facts do not "speak for themselves." They speak for or against competing theories. Facts divorced from theories or visions are mere isolated curiosities.
Thomas Sowell
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