Be sure that you go to the author to get at his meaning, not to find yours.

John Ruskin

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Reading Confirmation bias

Speaker

John Ruskin

Medium

Lecture

Language

English

Time

1864 1860s 19th century

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United Kingdom Europe

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Citation

Ruskin, John. "Of Kings' Treasuries." Dec. 1864, Rusholme, Manchester, England, UK. Lecture.

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Current Citation

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Source
Letters of Abraham Lincoln
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Original Citation

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