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John Morley: “So apt are men in their rough judgments on great disputable things, to mistake a mere impression for a real opinion; and…”

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So apt are men in their rough judgments on great disputable things, to mistake a mere impression for a real opinion; and we must patiently admit that the Result—success or failure in the Event—is the most that they have time for, and all that they can go by.
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John Morley

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Morley observes that people often confuse superficial impressions with informed opinions, especially in matters of significant consequence.

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