It is one thing, to show a man that he is in an error; and another, to put him in… — John Locke
It is one thing, to show a man that he is in an error; and another, to put him in possession of truth.
An Essay Concerning Human Understanding · 1690
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Locke, John. An Essay Concerning Human Understanding, edited by Pauline Phemister. Oxford University Press, 2008, bk. 4, ch. 7.
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Locke, John. An Essay Concerning Human Understanding. London: Thomas Basset, 1690, bk. 4, ch. 7.