The Simple Truths
I know that the average human mind will not believe what it cannot grasp, and so I do not purpose being pilloried by the public, the pulpit, and the press, and held up as a colossal liar when I am but telling the simple truths which some day science will substantiate.
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Context: Carter explains why his manuscript will stay hidden until after his death.
Not in a duel yet
Source: Chapter I, On the Arizona Hills