Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 3rd Earl of Shaftesbury Quote
Truth, 'tis supposed, may bear all lights: and one of those in which things are to be viewed, in order to [attain] a thorough recognition is that by which we discern whatever is liable to ridicule in any subject.
Sensus Communis: an essay on the freedom of wit and humour (1709) pt. 1, sect. 1
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