Platitude: an idea (a) that is admitted to be true by everyone, and (b…

H. L. Mencken
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Platitude: an idea (a) that is admitted to be true by everyone, and (b) that is not true. ✨ A Book of Burlesques ch. 11 (1920)
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Platitude: an idea (a) that is admitted to be true by everyone, and (b) that is not true. ✨ A Book of Burlesques ch. 11 (1920)

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