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Quotation from Areopagitica by John Milton
“that which purifies us is trial, and trial is by what is contrary.”
Areopagitica, Part two, on reading (Project Gutenberg text)
Since we are born impure, Milton argues, virtue is formed by meeting and overcoming its opposite.
Citation: "that which purifies us is trial, and trial is by what is contrary." — John Milton, Areopagitica, Part two, on reading (Project Gutenberg text). (id areopagitica-q4)
Portrait: John Milton, aged about 21, anonymous, Public domain.
