The “search for truth” means that the individual must not merely follow truth as they see it, but must, so far as they can, search to see that they are right. Loyalty to back-number standards means stagnation. The search for truth is the angel of progress — in civilization and in morals. While it makes us bold and aggressive in our own life, it teaches us to be tender and sympathetic with others. Their life may represent a station we have passed in our progress, or one we must seek to reach. We can then congratulate ourselves without condemning them. All the truths of the world are not concentrated in our creed. All the sunshine of the world is not focused on our doorstep.

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The original Version of the Book is read aloud in the video below.