Henri Frederic Amiel - Truth is not only violated by falsehood; it

Truth is not only violated by falsehood; it may be equally outraged by silence.

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Amiel, Henri-Frédéric. Amiel's Journal: The Journal Intime of Henri-Frédéric Amiel. Translated by Mary A. Ward, Macmillan and Co., 1885.

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