"When a thing ceases to be a subject of controversy, it ceases to be a subject of interest."
— William Hazlitt

January 1, 1970

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"On The Spirit of Controversy," The Atlas (30 January 1830), reprinted in The Collected Works of William Hazlitt (1902-1904)