I was now prepared to accept ...

I was now prepared to accept any faith so long as it did not demand a direct denial of reason, which would have been a deceit.
I was now prepared to accept any faith so long as it did not demand a direct denial of reason, which would have been a deceit.

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We lost because we told ourselves we lost.
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