John Locke, Few Lovers of Truth

By Tina Didreckson
Published April 17, 2013 at 10:24pm

There is nobody in the commonwealth of learning who does not profess himself a lover of truth: and there is not a rational creature that would not take it amiss to be thought otherwise of. And yet, for all this, one may truly say, that there are very few lovers of truth, for truth’s sake, even amongst those who persuade themselves that they are so.

John Locke, An Essay Concerning Human Understanding, 1689

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Tina Didreckson, first read the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, Federalist Papers and Bill of Rights in 1980 before she voted in her first primary. Didreckson is employed as Historian, Researcher and IT person for a local history museum. She is also the coordinator of Horizontal Grandeur, a national fine art exhibition which celebrates life on the the prairies of North America. Having been around PCs since 1981, she is a go-to person for computer questions, an avid Photoshop user, Social Media maven, and webmaster/board member for several non-profits including her granddaughter's 501(c)3 corporation, the Erin Tanner Liver Foundation. Fiercely independent, Didreckson is also a sculptor, potter, mixed media artist and owner of Prairie Fire Studios.

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