Of all the offspring of Time, Error is the most ancient, an… - Charles Mackay

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Of all the offspring of Time, Error is the most ancient, and is so old and familiar an acquaintance, that Truth, when discovered, comes upon most of us like an intruder, and meets the intruder's welcome.

Charles Mackay

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Charles Mackay (27 March 1814 – 24 December 1889) was a Scottish poet, journalist, and song writer.

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