There are four classes of Idols which beset men’s — Francis Bacon

There are four classes of Idols which beset men’s minds. To these for distinction’s sake I have assigned names—calling the first class, Idols of the Tribe; the second, Idols of the Cave; the third, Idols of the Market-Place; the fourth, Idols of the Theater.

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