Quotation by

Joseph Addison

A man must be both stupid and uncharitable who believes there is no virtue or truth but on his own side.

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Joseph Addison is saying that it is foolish and unfair for someone to think that only their own group has goodness and truth. He suggests that virtue and truth can exist in other people’s beliefs, not just one’s own.

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