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Henry Brooks Adams

(1838—1918)

U.S. historian

No man likes to have his intelligence or good faith questioned, especially if he has doubts about it himself.

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Henry Brooks Adams

(1838-1918) U.S. historian It is impossible to underrate human intelligence--beginning with one's own. www.english-slang.com

good faith

[good faith] {n.} 1. Belief in another person's honesty; trust. * /Uncle Dick let me have the keys to his candy store to show his good faith./ - Often used […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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[good] See: [AS GOOD AS], [AS GOOD AS ONE GETS], [BUT GOOD], [DO ONE GOOD], [FOR GOOD], [FOR GOOD MEASURE], [GET THE GOODS ON], [HOLD GOOD], [IN GOOD], [IN GOOD […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

on faith

[on faith] {adv. phr.} Without question or proof. * /He said he was twenty-one years old and the employment agency took him on faith./ * /He looked so honest that […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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