As a matter of course, the basis on which he decided that duty could alone rest was one that afforded no standing-room for many of the old-establishe… - Samuel Butler

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As a matter of course, the basis on which he decided that duty could alone rest was one that afforded no standing-room for many of the old-established habits of the people. These, he assured them, were all wrong, and whenever any one ventured to differ from him, he referred the matter to the unseen power with which he alone was in direct communication, and the unseen power invariably assured him that he was right.