William Ellery Channing Quote

In general, we do well to let an opponent's motives alone. We are seldom just to them. Our own motives on such occasions are often worse than those we assail.


p. 420 - Dictionary of Burning Words of Brilliant Writers (1895)


In general, we do well to let an opponent's motives alone. We are seldom just to them. Our own motives on such occasions are often worse than those...

In general, we do well to let an opponent's motives alone. We are seldom just to them. Our own motives on such occasions are often worse than those...

In general, we do well to let an opponent's motives alone. We are seldom just to them. Our own motives on such occasions are often worse than those...

In general, we do well to let an opponent's motives alone. We are seldom just to them. Our own motives on such occasions are often worse than those...