When an uninstructed multitude attempts to see with its eyes, it is exceedingly apt to be deceived. When, however, it forms its judgment, as it usually does, on the intuitions of its great and warm heart, the conclusions thus attained are often so profound and so unerring as to possess the character of truth supernaturally revealed.<\/p>\n

Nathaniel Hawthorne, The Scarlet Letter\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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