You Can Not Be Honest With Others, If You Are Not First Honest With Yourself.
When I talk to anyone or read the writings of anyone who has any axe to grind, I feel that intellectual honesty and balanced judgement have simply disappeared from the face of the earth. Everyone__ thought is forensic, everyone is simply putting a __ase_ with deliberate suppression of his opponent__ point of view, and, what is more, with complete insensitiveness to any sufferings except those of himself and his friends.
Facing Unpleasant Facts: 1937-1939
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When I talk to anyone or read the writings of anyone who has any axe to grind, I feel that intellectual honesty and balanced judgement have simply disappeared from the face of the earth. Everyone__ thought is forensic, everyone is simply putting a __ase_ with deliberate suppression of his opponent__ point of view, and, what is more, with complete insensitiveness to any sufferings except those of himself and his friends.
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