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Full Idea
I am inclined to think that perception, as opposed to belief, does go straight to the fact and not through the proposition.
Gist of Idea
Perception goes straight to the fact, and not through the proposition
Source
Bertrand Russell (The Philosophy of Logical Atomism [1918], §IV.4)
Book Ref
Russell,Bertrand: 'Russell's Logical Atomism', ed/tr. Pears,David [Fontana 1972], p.84
A Reaction
There seems to be a question of an intermediate stage, which is the formulation of concepts. Is full 'perception' (backed by attention and intellect) laden with concepts, which point to facts? Where are the facts in sensation without recognition?