Tradition is an important help to history, but its statements should be carefully scrutinized before we rely on them
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A selected quote by Joseph Addison.
Tradition is an important help to history, but its statements should be carefully scrutinized before we rely on them
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Every thing possible to be believed is an image of truth
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