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The dictum that truth always triumphs over persecution is one of t

The dictum that truth always triumphs over persecution is one of the pleasant falsehoods which men repeat after one another till they pass into commonplaces, but which all experience refutes. – John Stuart Mill

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The crucial question one comes back to is the examination without that experience is meaningless. And I think its true that society is becoming more and more passive, less and less fired up with enthusiasm, in many spheres. – Peter Hammill

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