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"His most considerable contribution to current thought....In this essay the writer laments that the crumbling away of dogma, incident to the use of the historic method in all departments of research, has enervated men to relax their hold upon positive and categorical beliefs... Read Full Overview

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On Compromise

Reprint of the original, first published in 1874.

Reprint of the original, first published in 1874.

On Compromise is a non-fiction book written by John Morley that explores the concept of compromise in politics and society. Morley argues that compromise is essential for the functioning of democracy and that it is a necessary tool for resolving conflicts and achieving progress... Read Full Overview

As outspoken in his day as Richard Dawkins or Christopher Hitchens are today, American freethinker and author ROBERT GREEN INGERSOLL (1833-1899) was a notorious radical whose uncompromising views on religion and slavery (they were bad, in his opinion), women's suffrage (a good... Read Full Overview

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On Compromise is a book written by John Morley that explores the concept of compromise in politics and society. The author argues that compromise is an essential tool for achieving progress and resolving conflicts. Morley examines the historical and philosophical roots of compromise,... Read Full Overview

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