We can act as if there were a God; feel as if we were free; consider Nature as if she were full of special designs; lay plans as if we were to be immortal; and we find then that these words do make a genuine difference in our moral life.
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Original Citation
James, William. "The Reality of the Unseen." 1900-1902. University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland. Lecture.
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Current Citation
James, William. "The Reality of the Unseen." The Varieties of Religious Experience. Edited by Martin E. Marty. Penguin Classics, 1982.
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