Charles Sumner: “His courage to apply truth was not always equal to his clearness in…”

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His courage to apply truth was not always equal to his clearness in seeing it.

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This quote highlights the disparity between understanding moral truths and the courage to act on them.

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Charles Sumner: “His courage to apply truth was not always equal to his clearness in seeing it.”