After a long pause, he turned to Collins and…
After a long pause, he turned to Collins and said, "This is a very important lesson. You must never confuse faith that you will prevail in the end-which you can never afford to lose-with the discipline to confront the most brutal facts of your current reality, whatever they might be."
— from True North (Ethics, Integrity, Truth, Values)
In the book
Holding to truth takes a particular kind of nerve. Hold faith that you will prevail in the end, but never let that faith excuse you from confronting the most brutal facts of your present reality. Remember that the crowd agreeing with you doesn't make you right, and the crowd disagreeing doesn't make you wrong — you are right only if your facts and your reasoning are right. — True North (Ethics, Integrity, Truth, Values)
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- The Instruments (Awareness/Perception/Expectations)
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