Alexis de Tocqueville — "The most dangerous of all errors is to believe that error itself is harmless."
The most dangerous of all errors is to believe that error itself is harmless.
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Attributed, often cited as a general philosophical statement, direct source is difficult to pinpoint.
Date: c. 1835
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