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The world is to be carried forward by truth, which at first offends, which wins its way by degrees, which the many hate and would rejoice to crush.
The world is to be carried forward by truth, which at first offends, which wins its way by degrees, which the many hate and would rejoice to crush.
Approximate author period: c. 1817 AD · industrial
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- William Ellery Channing
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- Approximate author period: c. 1817 AD · industrial
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