Quote#Truth
They must find it hard to take Truth for authority who have so long…
Quote byGerald Massey · 1828–1907
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: A Retort, from Gerald Massey's Lectures c.1900; often cited as They must find it difficult, those who have taken authority as truth, rather than truth as authority..
English (original)
They must find it hard to take Truth for authority who have so long mistaken Authority for Truth.
— Gerald Massey
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