In general, we do well to let an opponent's motives alone. We are seldom just to them. Our own motives on such occasions are often worse than those w… - William Ellery Channing

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In general, we do well to let an opponent's motives alone. We are seldom just to them. Our own motives on such occasions are often worse than those we assail.

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About William Ellery Channing

William Ellery Channing (April 7 1780 – October 2 1842) was the foremost Unitarian theologian and preacher in the United States in the early nineteenth century.

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Alternative Names: Reverend William Ellery Channing William E. Channing William Channing
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