: Determining if St Francis actually used
: these words is a matter of fact.
:
: From what I can glean there is substantial
: doubt that he did use these exact words.
From what I can glean, there is nothing on the record to suggest he ever used anything like them.
As a one-time dropper of this mis-quote, I fully get your now reluctant, qualified scepticism regarding its authenticity.
: In a sense every 'quote' is taken out of
: 'context' and it is not a matter of fact if
: that is done appropriately or not, it is a
: matter of opinion.
A show review being taken out of context and used for promotion purposes (an example from Wikipedia 'Quoting out of context'):
I couldn't help feeling that, for all the energy, razzmatazz and technical wizardry, the audience had been shortchanged" being pared down to "having 'energy, razzmatazz and technical wizardry.
It is not a matter of opinion, but of fact, that this quote has been taken out of context inappropriately.
Ditto Alex's.
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