It ought not to be unpleasant to say that which one honestly believes …

Thomas Huxley
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It ought not to be unpleasant to say that which one honestly believes or disbelieves. That it so constantly is painful to do so, is quite enough obstacle to the progress of mankind in that most valuable of all qualities, honesty of word or of deed. ✨ Thomas Henry Huxley (2011). Collected Essays, p.241, Cambridge University Press
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