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{{a|maxim|}}Also known, variously, as the Jordan Peterson principle, the Nigel Farage principle, the Owen Jones principle, the Elizabeth Warren principle, the Donald Trump principle, the Steve Bannon principle and the Greta Thunberg principle <ref>It doesn't apply to Caroline Flint, however. Okay, maybe even Caroline Flint, but you have to '' really'' be trying. Like, even more trying than Caroline Flint. </ref>.  
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''Before you remove the speck on your {{sex|brother}}’s <ref>''Or'' sister’s. :-) </ref> eye, take the log out of your own.''}}
Also known, variously, as the Jordan Peterson principle, the Nigel Farage principle, the Owen Jones principle, the Elizabeth Warren principle, the Donald Trump principle, the Steve Bannon principle and the Greta Thunberg principle.  


The more they get up your nose, the more likely it is they have a point. First, examine your own biases and assumptions.
The more they get up your nose, the more likely it is they have a point. First, examine your own biases and assumptions.


Or, ''before you remove the speck on your {{sex|brother}}’s <ref>''Or'' sister’s. :-) </ref> eye, take the log out of your own.''
And ask yourself: if they are so patently — ''(and here we invite readers to supply their own adjective)'' — then why is it that so many other people can’t see that? Is there something that ''you'' are not seeing?
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Before you remove the speck on your brother’s [1] eye, take the log out of your own.

Also known, variously, as the Jordan Peterson principle, the Nigel Farage principle, the Owen Jones principle, the Elizabeth Warren principle, the Donald Trump principle, the Steve Bannon principle and the Greta Thunberg principle.

The more they get up your nose, the more likely it is they have a point. First, examine your own biases and assumptions.

And ask yourself: if they are so patently — (and here we invite readers to supply their own adjective) — then why is it that so many other people can’t see that? Is there something that you are not seeing?

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  1. ↑ Or sister’s. :-)
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