Truth is the object of philosophy, but not always of philosophers.

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Truth is the object of philosophy, but not always of philosophers.

John Churton Collins

1900

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1900

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John Churton Collins

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Collins, Churton. "Some Maxims and Reflections." The English Review, c. 1914.

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