Candor
Candor , noun
[Latin candor, from candere; compare French candeur. See candid.]
1.
Whiteness; brightness; (as applied to moral conditions) unsullied purity; innocence. [Obsolete]
Nor yor unquestioned integrity
Shall e'er be sullied with one taint or spot
That may take from your innocence and candor.
2.
A disposition to treat subjects with fairness; freedom from prejudice or disguise; frankness; sincerity.
Attribute superior sagacity and candor to those who held that side of the question.