Quote#Truth
I believe that in the end the truth will conquer
Quote byJohn Wycliffe · 1320–1385
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Statement to the Duke of Lancaster (1381), as quoted in Champions of the Right (1885) by Edward Gilliat, p. 135.
English (original)
I believe that in the end the truth will conquer.
— John Wycliffe
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