Letter to William Lloyd Garrison (1853).
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The greater the interest involved in a truth the more careful, self-distrustful, and patient should be the inquiry.
I would not attack the faith of a heathen without being sure I had a better one to put in its place, because, such as it is, it is better than nothing.
— Harriet Beecher Stowe
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I would not attack the faith of a heathen without being sure I had a better one to put in its place, because, such as it is, it is better than nothing." in the context of "Letter to William Lloyd Garrison (1853)." to mean that wisdom is timeless.
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About Harriet Beecher Stowe
Harriet Elizabeth Beecher Stowe (14 June 1811 – 1 July 1896) was an American abolitionist and writer, most famous as the author of the anti-slavery novel Uncle Tom's Cabin.
About Harriet Beecher Stowe
Harriet Elizabeth Beecher Stowe (14 June 1811 – 1 July 1896) was an American abolitionist and writer, most famous as the author of the anti-slavery novel Uncle Tom's Cabin.
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