An extension of that is an old tenant of mine:
Opinions are permissible, but not enforceable.
Facts are indisputable.
You rented out property to an aphorism? Or did you mean "tenet"?
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"Perhaps people don't believe this, but throughout all of the discussions
of entering China our focus has really been what's best for the Chinese
people. It's not been about our revenue or profit or whatnot."
--Sergey Brin, demonstrating the emptiness of the "don't be evil" mantra.