Truth is the foundation of all knowledge and the cement of all societi…

John Dryden
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Truth is the foundation of all knowledge and the cement of all societies. ✨ John Dryden (1990). The Works of John Dryden, Volume XX: Prose 1691-1698 De Arte Graphica and Shorter Works, p.23, Univ of California Press
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