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There exists a species of transcendental ventriloquism by means of which men can be made to believe that something said on earth comes from Heaven.

Source: Aphorisms, Notebook F, aph. 84 (written 1765 --99; tr. by R. J. Hollingdale, 1990).
-- G C Lichtenberg, (Jul 1 1742-1799), German physicist, writer; He is best known for his satirical wit ridiculing metaphysical and romantic excesses.

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