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Truth is the band of union and the basis of human happiness. Without this virtue there is no reliance upon language, no confidence in friendship, no security in promises and oaths.

Jeremy Collier

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Jeremy Collier
Age: 76 †
Born: 1650
Born: January 1
Died: 1726
Died: January 1
Literary Critic
Priest
Theatre Critic
Writer
County of Cambridge
Without
Security
Union
Virtue
Basis
Happiness
Unions
Upon
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Language
Confidence
Oaths
Truth
Friendship
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Reliance
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