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Thomas Jefferson famously observed: “The man who never looks into a newspaper is better informed than he who reads them; inasmuch as he who knows nothing is nearer to truth.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 5, 2026
And when you’re talking to a detractor who has renounced the cult of Michael inasmuch as it can be renounced, you’re also insulting them.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 16, 2024
Now, there’s a way of interpreting this idea where human beings are only important inasmuch as they are unique, where abilities like reasoning, self-awareness, speech, and creativity are what separate us from other organisms.
From Slate ● Jul. 25, 2022
For that reason, some experts see carbon offsets as actively damaging, inasmuch as they give people cover to avoid reducing emissions at the source.
From New York Times ● May 18, 2022
This was exceedingly hard to do, because one of the heads was immortal and the others almost as bad, inasmuch as when Hercules chopped off one, two grew up instead.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
