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Never ascribe to an opponent motives meaner than your own.
— Rectorial Address, St. Andrew's, May 3, 1922
Behind the line
What it means
Our interpretation.
Before blaming an adversary for base motives, the speaker advises, check whether your own would be any better. It is a call for charity and self-scrutiny in conflict: assume no more malice in the other side than you would admit to in yourself.
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