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Philip Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield - It is...
It is commonly said, and more particularly by Lord Shaftesbury, that ridicule is the best test of truth. (Philip Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield)

It is commonly said, and more particularly by Lord Shaftesbury, that ridicule is the best test of truth.

Philip Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield

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