The Question Of Who Is Right And Who Is Wrong Has Seemed To Me Always Too Small To Be Worth A Moment's Thought, While The Question Of What Is Right And What Is Wrong Has Seemed All-important. - SearchQuotes

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The question of who is right and who is wrong has seemed to me always too small to be worth a moment's thought, while the question of what is right and what is wrong has seemed all-important.

Albert J Nock

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