Perhaps The Reader May Ask, Of What Consequence Is It Whether The Author's Exact Language Is Preserved Or Not, Provided We Have His Thought?

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Perhaps the reader may ask, of what consequence is it
whether the author's exact language is preserved or not,
provided we have his thought? The answer is, that inaccurate
quotation is a sin against truth. It may appear in any
particular instance to be a trifle, but perfection consists in
small things, and perfection is no trifle.
-- Robert W. Shaunon

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