Excerpt from The Philosophy of Literature A preface written as an apology is a superfluity. No man has a right to publish unless he have a reason for it. If he have nothing new to say, or if he has not put the old truth in a new fashion to bring it to fresh consideration, he has no reason and therefore no right to utter himself in public. Silence here is an obligation. But I take it that where there may be false or foolish speech, following from great confusion of truth in men's minds, a true word has paramount right ...
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Excerpt from The Philosophy of Literature A preface written as an apology is a superfluity. No man has a right to publish unless he have a reason for it. If he have nothing new to say, or if he has not put the old truth in a new fashion to bring it to fresh consideration, he has no reason and therefore no right to utter himself in public. Silence here is an obligation. But I take it that where there may be false or foolish speech, following from great confusion of truth in men's minds, a true word has paramount right to be heard. Babel arises from a con fusion of truth, and amidst the din of many voices declaring falsely or purposelessly, there need be no apology for right utterance. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at ... This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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