So the Wikipedia folks pick a featured article on a daily basis. It's usually one that is well-written, features a neutral point of view, and otherwise adheres to the Wikipedia guidelines. Lo and behold, it came to pass that I beheld today's featured article: Joseph Smith's Golden Plates.

I think all the heretics I have known have been virtuous men. They have the virtue of fortitude or they would not venture to own their heresy; and they cannot afford to be deficient in any of the other virtues, as that would give advantage to their many enemies; and they have not like orthodox sinners, such a number of friends to excuse or justify them. Do not, however mistake me. It is not to my good friend's heresy that I impute his honesty.