Meaning of 持たねば?


> 多角的な視点を **持たねば** 、真実には至れないと、もはや自分は知っているのだから。

I don't have the slightest idea what たねば stands for. Is that another way of
saying 持たなければ?




「ねば」 is a literary way of saying 「もし・・ないなら」; therefore, it is used to form a
negative if-clause.

> "Because I already know that if I don't have diversified perspectives, I
> won't be able to reach the Truth."




「ねば」 is a literary way of saying 「もし・・ないなら」; therefore, it is used to form a
negative if-clause.

> "Because I already know that if I don't have diversified perspectives, I
> won't be able to reach the Truth."

