There are two kinds of truths: those of reasoning and those… - Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz

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There are two kinds of truths: those of reasoning and those of fact. The truths of reasoning are necessary and their opposite is impossible; the truths of fact are contingent and their opposites are possible.

Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz

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Gottfried Wilhelm von Leibniz (1 July 1646 {21 June O.S.} – 14 November 1716) was a German philosopher and mathematician.

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Alternative Names: Gottfried Wilhelm • Leibniz • Gottfried Wilhelm von Leibniz • Freiherr Gottfried Wilhelm von Leibniz • Gottfried Leibniz • Leibnitz

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