A clear objective perception of facts, and the laws and principles which inhere in facts, is a moral, no less than a mental quality. It implies a pur… - Edwin Percy Whipple

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A clear objective perception of facts, and the laws and principles which inhere in facts, is a moral, no less than a mental quality. It implies a purification of the character from egotism and pride of opinion, a rare union of humility of feeling with audacity of thought, and, above all, the triumph of a sincere love of objective truth over the desire to exalt a subjective self.