Civilized men are more discourteous than savages because they know they can be impolite without having their skulls split, as a general thing.
Madness string 25455
The truth may be puzzling. It may take some work to grapple with. It may be counterintuitive. It may contradict deeply held prejudices. It may not be consonant with what we desperately want to be true. But our preferences do not determine what's true.