I could not be true and constant to the argument I handle, if I were not willing to go beyond others; but yet not more willing than to have others go beyond me again: which may the better appear by this, that I have propounded my opinions naked and unarmed, not seeking to preoccupate the liberty of men's judgments by confutations.


Book II - The Advancement of Learning (1605)

Francis Bacon Quotes

I could not be true and constant to the argument I handle, if I were not willing to go beyond others; but yet not more willing than to have others go ...

I could not be true and constant to the argument I handle, if I were not willing to go beyond others; but yet not more willing than to have others go ...

I could not be true and constant to the argument I handle, if I were not willing to go beyond others; but yet not more willing than to have others go ...

I could not be true and constant to the argument I handle, if I were not willing to go beyond others; but yet not more willing than to have others go ...