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False opinions are like false money, struck first of all by guilty men and thereafter circulated by honest people who perpetuate the crime without knowing what they are doing.
Joseph de Maistre
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"False opinions are like false money, struck first of all by guilty men and thereafter circulated by honest people who perpetuate the crime without knowing what they are doing."
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False opinions are like false money, struck first of all by guilty men and thereafter circulated by honest people who perpetuate the crime without knowing what they are doing. — Joseph de Maistre

About Joseph de Maistre

Joseph de Maistre was a Diplomat from Kingdom of Sardinia (1753–1821).

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This quote is attributed to Joseph de Maistre, a Diplomat from Kingdom of Sardinia.
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Joseph de Maistre lived from 1753 – 1821.
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