on the one hand

== English == === Alternative forms === on one hand (often considered incorrect and not found in most dictionaries) === Pronunciation === === Prepositional phrase === on the one hand (sequence, idiomatic) From one point of view. 1950, Bertrand Russell, acceptance speech for Nobel Prize in Literature I maintain, however, on the one hand, that there are few occasions upon which large bodies of men, such as politics is concerned with, can rise above selfishness, while, on the other hand, there are a very great many circumstances in which populations will fall below selfishness, if selfishness is interpreted as enlightened self-interest. ==== Coordinate terms ==== on the other hand on the gripping hand (fanspeak slang) ==== Translations ====