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Exaggeration is a blood relation to falsehood and nearly as blamable.

Hosea Ballou

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Hosea Ballou
Age: 81 †
Born: 1771
Born: April 30
Died: 1852
Died: June 6
Author
Theologian
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Richmond
New Hampshire
Falsehood
Nearly
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Blood
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Exaggerated

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