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Not Judging Truth To Be In Nature Better Than Falsehood, But Setting A Value Upon Both According To Interest.
-John Dryden
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Not Judging Truth To Be In Nature
John Dryden
Not Judging Truth To Be In Nature Better Than Falsehood, But Setting A Value Upon Both According To Interest.
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