he errs on the side of generosity
1British moralists of the eighteenth century: Shaftesbury, Butler and Price — David McNaughton In this chapter I discuss the moral theories of three influential writers: Anthony Ashley Cooper, Third Earl of Shaftesbury (1671–1713); Joseph Butler (1692–1752) and Richard Price (1723–91). All three wrote extensively on issues …
2err — v.intr. 1 be mistaken or incorrect. 2 do wrong; sin. Phrases and idioms: err on the right side act so that the least harmful of possible errors is the most likely to occur. err on the side of act with a specified bias (errs on the side of… …
3Nanking Massacre denial — Nanking Massacrev · d · e Battl …
