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If there be such a thing as truth, it must infallibly be struck out by the collision of mind with mind.

William Godwin

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William Godwin
Age: 80 †
Born: 1756
Born: March 3
Died: 1836
Died: April 7
Journalist
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Philosopher
Political Philosopher
Science Fiction Writer
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Wisbech
Cambridgeshire
Collision
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Truth
Must
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Infallibly

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