The standard that measures two things is something different from eith…

C. S. Lewis
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The standard that measures two things is something different from either. You are, in fact, comparing them both with some Real Morality, admitting that there is such a thing as a real Right, independent of what people think, and that some people's ideas get nearer to that real Right than others. ✨ C. S. Lewis (2012). The Complete C. S. Lewis Signature Classics, p.28, HarperCollins UK
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