"Unbiassed" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... observation whether they be true or not; and this is enough for a man who professes no more than to lay down candidly and freely his own conjectures, concerning a subject lying somewhat in the dark, without any other design than an unbiassed ...
— An Essay Concerning Humane Understanding, Volume I. - MDCXC, Based on the 2nd Edition, Books I. and II. (of 4) • John Locke
... of Luther. He freed philosophy from its thraldom to religion. He bade the mind of man to stand by itself, lone in the midst of an unmeasured universe, and discover of what one thing it could feel assured by its own unbiassed thought. His famous first conclusion, "I think, therefore I exist," stands as ...
— The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 11 • Various
... Revel had interest enough to induce the great Mr M—- to come and give his opinion. Charlotte performed her part as I thought remarkably well, and when she had finished she left the room, that Mr M—- might not be checked by her presence from giving me his unbiassed opinion." ...
— Newton Forster - The Merchant Service • Captain Frederick Marryat
... the subject most to be avoided head and shoulders into the conversation, as was natural to an embarrassed man. The consequence was that he got angry, as might have been expected. "My dear, you must not look at me as you do. I have just been hearing all the evidence. No unbiassed mind could possibly come to any other decision," said Mr Morgan, with exasperation. Now that he had committed himself, he thought it was much the best thing to go in for it wholly, without half measures, which was ...
— The Perpetual Curate • Mrs [Margaret] Oliphant
... The great social question is not to be solved in a day. It never will be solved if those who take it by the beard are not given an unbiassed hearing. ...
— Better Dead • J. M. Barrie
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