He that has light within his own clear breast may sit in the centre, and enjoy bright day: But he that hides a dark soul and foul thoughts benighted walks under the midday sun; Himself his own dungeon. I will not deny but that the best apology against false accusers is silence and sufferance, and honest deeds set against dishonest words. Long is the way, and hard, that out of hell leads up, to light. John Milton, English poet