This is the character of truth: it is of all time, it is for all men, it has only to show itself to be recognized, and one cannot argue against it. A long dispute means that both parties are wrong.

Voltaire (1694-1778) French writer [pseud. of Francois-Marie Arouet]

Philosophical Dictionary, “Sect” (1764) [tr. Gay (1962)]
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