General principles are not the less true or important because, from their nature they elude immediate observation; they are like the air, which is no… - William Hazlitt

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General principles are not the less true or important because, from their nature they elude immediate observation; they are like the air, which is not the less necessary because we neither see nor feel it, or like that secret influence which binds the world together and holds the planets in their orbits.