Oliver Wendell Holmes: Truth is tough. It will not break, like a bubble, at a touch; nay, you may kick it about all day, like a foot-ball, and

Truth is tough. It will not break, like a bubble, at a touch; nay, you may kick — Oliver Wendell Holmes

Truth is tough. It will not break, like a bubble, at a touch; nay, you may kick it about all day, like a foot-ball, and it will be round and full at evening.

Oliver Wendell Holmes

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