The final test of truth is ridicule. Very few dogmas have ever faced i…

H. L. Mencken
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The final test of truth is ridicule. Very few dogmas have ever faced it and survived. ✨ H.L. Mencken (1918). Damn, p.74, Рипол Классик
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The final test of truth is ridicule. Very few dogmas have ever faced it and survived. ✨ H.L. Mencken (1918). Damn, p.74, Рипол Классик

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