intrinsic truth

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“I think finding the intrinsic truth of the piece is the important thing.”

From New York Times • Mar. 18, 2016

But this is rather a preliminary truth than an intrinsic truth.

From Fantasia of the Unconscious by Lawrence, D. H. (David Herbert)

The intrinsic truth of every individual is the new unit of unique individuality which emanates from the fusion of the parent nuclei.

From Fantasia of the Unconscious by Lawrence, D. H. (David Herbert)

I must take it all, from the beginning of my career, before I can look into its intrinsic truth.

From The Bertrams by Trollope, Anthony

I have dwelt on these points partly for their intrinsic truth and importance, and partly as hearing upon and explaining my own case.

From The Opium Habit by Day, Horace B.