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The discovery of truth is prevented more effectively not by the false appearance of things present and which mislead into error, not directly by weakness of the reasoning powers, but by preconceived opinion, by prejudice.
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Truth is hindered less by misleading appearances or weak reasoning than by opinions formed in advance. The speaker names prejudice as the main obstacle: minds that have already decided see what they expect, so the search for truth is blocked before evidence has a fair hearing.
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