 ... fellow man, without knowing it to be true. I believe it is an established maxim in morals that he who makes an assertion without knowing whether it is true or false, is guilty of falsehood; and the accidental truth of the assertion, does not justify...  Mr. Lincoln's Wars: A Novel in Thirteen Stories - Page 28by Adam Braver - 2004 - 320 pagesLimited preview - About this book
 | United States. Congress - Law - 750 pages
...believe It Is an established maxim in morals that he who makes an assertion, without knowing whether it is true or false, is guilty of falsehood, and the accidental truth of the assertion does not Justify or excuse him. This maxim ought to be particularly held in view when we... | |
 | Abraham Lincoln - History - 1989 - 946 pages
...believe it is an established maxim in morals that he who makes an assertion without knowing whether it is true or false, is guilty of falsehood; and the accidental truth of the assertion, does not justify or excuse him. This maxim ought to be particularly held in view, when we... | |
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...believe it is an established maxim in morals that he who makes an assertion without knowing whether it is true or false, is guilty of falsehood; and the accidental truth of the assertion, does not justify or excuse him. CW I: 383-384 "fc "fc "fc Lincoln continued to partner with... | |
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