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<\/a><\/p>\n\u201cA lie doesn\u2019t become truth,<\/p>\n
Wrong doesn\u2019t become right,<\/p>\n
An evil doesn\u2019t become good<\/p>\n
Just because it\u2019s accept by the majority.\u201d\u2014\u00a0 Booker T. Washington<\/p>\n
And I would add that it is also true that just because you are loyal to someone, a leader of a church, or a political leader, and wants to believe in him or her doesn\u2019t mean you should trust whatever he or she says, especially if what he says is self-serving and self-promoting.\u00a0 Should you critically evaluate all such claims, checking the known facts.<\/p>\n
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\u201cA lie doesn\u2019t become truth, Wrong doesn\u2019t become right, An evil doesn\u2019t become good Just because it\u2019s accept by the majority.\u201d\u2014\u00a0 Booker T. Washington And I would add that it is also true that just because you are loyal to someone, a leader of a church, or a political leader, and wants to believe in […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":91,"featured_media":62196,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[14175,14172],"class_list":["post-62193","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-personal-claims-about-the-truth-another","tag-truth-is-one-thing"],"yoast_head":"\n
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