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Hi there,

"Nature has two voices, the one is high, the other low; one is in sweet accord with reason and justice, and the other apparently at war with both. The more men really know of the essential nature of things, and on of the true relation of mankind, the freer they are from prejudices of every kind. The child is afraid of the giant form of his own shadow. This is natural, but he will part with his fears when he is older and wiser. So ignorance is full of prejudice, but it will disappear with enlightenment. But I ."

How am I supposed to understand it here?

Thanks

Gil

What is it from? It sounds like "But I digress" but I've never heard the phrase before except to mean "to die".

RedwoodGrove said:

What is it from? It sounds like "But I digress" but I've never heard the phrase before except to mean "to die".

(1869) Frederick Douglass Describes The "Composite Nation" | The Black Past: Remembered and Reclaimed

He talked about Chinese immigration to the USA.

It means "I will move on to the next topic" (immigration from China to the U.S.).

gil12345 said:

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Yes, I think it refers to moving on to the next point or issue. Note that the simple present does not refer to a recurring action here. We also use the simple present when commenting or commentating on a current event. This usage is perhaps commonest in sports commentaries and similar, but here the writer is commenting on his own act of speech, thought, writing.