Quote#Truth
I can prove anything by statistics except the truth
Quote byGeorge Canning · 1770–1827
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: As quoted in A Dictionary of Thoughts (1908) edited by Tryon Edwards, p. 587.
English (original)
I can prove anything by statistics except the truth.
— George Canning
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