Quote#Truth
Do not, however, mistake me. It is not to my good friend's heresy…
Quote byBenjamin Franklin · 1706–1790
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Epistles, Letter to Benjamin Vaughan (24 October 1788).
English (original)
Do not, however, mistake me. It is not to my good friend's heresy that I impute his honesty. On the contrary, 'tis his honesty that has brought upon him the character of heretic.
— Benjamin Franklin
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