Joseph de Maistre - Man may well have covered ...

Man may well have covered over and, so to speak, encrusted the truth with the errors he has loaded onto it, but these errors are local, and universal truth will always show itself.

Joseph de Maistre

French Diplomat

Born: Apr 1, 1753

Died: Feb 26, 1821

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