The Man who pretends to be a modest enquirer into the truth of a self evident thing is a Knave.... He who stands doubting of what he intends whether it is Virtuous or Vicious knows not what Virtue means. no man can do a Vicious action & think it to be Virtuous, no man can take darkness for light. he may pretend to do so & may pretend to be a modest Enquirer but he is a Knave. --William Blake
(William Blake: Complete Writings with Variant Readings 386 (1969))
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