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Hosea Ballou - Not the least misfortune in a prominent...
Not the least misfortune in a prominent falsehood is the fact that tradition is apt to repeat it for truth. (Hosea Ballou)

Not the least misfortune in a prominent falsehood is the fact that tradition is apt to repeat it for truth.

Hosea Ballou

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