Quote#Courage
The subject being unusual, I fear that I shall not make myself…
Quote byJohn Holt · 1642–1710
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: B. v. Knight and Burton (1699), 1 Raym. 527..
English (original)
The subject being unusual, I fear that I shall not make myself intelligible, but I will do my endeavour, that the reasons of our judgment may be apprehended.
— John Holt
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