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Common sense is actually nothing more than a deposit of prejudices laid down in the mind prior to the age of eighteen.

Albert Einstein

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Topic

Common sense Received wisdom Custom and convention

Speaker

Albert Einstein

Source

The Universe and Dr. Eistein

Genre

Scientific literature

Language

English

Time

1948 1940s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Einstein, Albert. Quoted in The Universe and Dr. Eistein. Written by Lincoln Barnett. Sloane, 1950. Originally printed in Harpers, 1948.