Facts do not cease to exist because they are ignored.
Aldous Huxley Connected to the Carolinas
Source
"Note on Dogma"
- work
- Proper Studies (1927)
- year
- 1927
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“Facts do not cease to exist because they are ignored.” Aldous Huxley. Carolina Quotes, record CQ-DD337A754E. https://carolinaquotes.com/quote/dd337a754e
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