Neither praise or blame is the object of true criticism. Justly to discriminate, firmly to establish, wisely to prescribe, and honestly to award. These are the true aims and duties of criticism.
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Genius is the very eye of intellect and the wing of thought; it is always in advance of its time, and is the pioneer for the generation which it precedes.
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No errors of opinion can possibly be dangerous in a country where opinion is left free to grapple with them.
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Tact is one of the first mental virtues, the absence of it is fatal to the best talent.
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