In general, we do well to let ...

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.
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.
 William Ellery Channing

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