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One approaches the truth more nearly when one says that the argument proves too much for its own cause.
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John Dewey
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gutenberg.orgJohn Dewey: “One approaches the truth more nearly when one says that the argument proves too much for its own cause.”
Editor's note · Context
Dewey asserts that arguments supporting a particular cause can sometimes undermine their own position.
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