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Not the facts, but men's belief about facts, shapes their conduct -- Solving a problem of two factors by ignoring one -- The fatal outcome of such a method -- The German Navy as a "luxury" -- If both sides concentrate on armament alone.
"Not the facts, but men's opinions about the facts, are what matter," one thinker has remarked. And this is because men's conduct is determined, not necessarily by the right conclusion from facts, but the conclusion they believe to be right.