Quote#Truth
Let the reconciliation of whatever is true in my views with whatever…
Quote byRobert Chambers · 1802–1871
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Vestiges of the Natural History of Creation (1844), p. 388-389.
English (original)
Let the reconciliation of whatever is true in my views with whatever is true in other systems come about in the fulness of calm and careful inquiry.
— Robert Chambers
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