The sense of ultimate truth is the intellectual counterpart of the esthetic sense of perfect beauty, or the … - George Savile, 1st Marquess of Halifax

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George Savile, 1st Marquess of Halifax

The sense of ultimate truth is the intellectual counterpart of the esthetic sense of perfect beauty, or the moral sense of perfect good.

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