Quote#Death
A thing is not necessarily true because a man dies for it
Quote byOscar Wilde · 1854–1900
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: "", in Blackwood's Magazine (July 1889).
English (original)
A thing is not necessarily true because a man dies for it.
— Oscar Wilde
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