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Truth often suffers more by the heat of its defenders than from the arguments of its… — William Penn

Truth often suffers more by the heat of its defenders than from the arguments of its opposers.

William Penn
1682
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Truth
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Paradox
Time
1682
Person
William Penn
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Penn, William. Some Fruits of Solitude in Reflections and Maxims. London: Thomas Northcott, 1693, pt. 1, no. 142.

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