A quotation by Aristotle

The least initial deviation from the truth is multiplied later a thousandfold.

Aristotle (384-322 BC) Greek philosopher

On the Heavens [De Caelo, Περὶ οὐρανοῦ], Book 1, ch. 5 (1.5) / 271b.9-10 (350 BC) [tr. Stock (1922)]

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WIST - Aristotle | On the Heavens [De Caelo, Περὶ οὐρανοῦ], Book 1, ch. 5 (1.5) / 271b.9-10 (350 BC) [tr. Stock (1922)]

The least initial deviation from the truth is multiplied later a thousandfold. Alternate translation: A small deviation from the truth at the beginning multiplies itself ten thousand-fold. [tr. Hankinson (2004)]

A quotation by Commager, Henry Steele

A nation that silences or intimidates original minds is left only with unoriginal minds and cannot hope to hold its own in the competition of peace or of war.

Henry Steele Commager (1902-1998) American historian, writer, activist

Freedom, Loyalty, Dissent (1954)

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WIST - Commager, Henry Steele | Freedom, Loyalty, Dissent (1954)

A nation that silences or intimidates original minds is left only with unoriginal minds and cannot hope to hold its own in the competition of peace or of war.