Ha! You take great care to put down in your trial everything that is against me, but you will not write down anything that is for me!
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- She claims her trial records only her faults and ignore her virtues.
- In plain terms
- Her accusers only wrote bad things about her.
- What can you take from it?
- Perception often ignores the full truth.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Who controls the narrative?
- How do you seek fairness?
Another view
She may be overlooking parts of the record that favor her.
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