Who said “Nothing can be more contemptible than to suppose Public Records to be true.”?

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William Blake. A published source records them saying or writing it.

SourceAnnotations to An Apology for the Bible by R. Watson (1798)

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Blake, W. (n.d.). Nothing can be more contemptible than to suppose Public Records to be true. [Quotation]. Famous Quotations Network. Retrieved October 24, 2026, from https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/8107-nothing-can-be-more-contemptible-than-to-suppose/

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Blake, William. “Nothing can be more contemptible than to suppose Public Records to be true.” Famous Quotations Network, https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/8107-nothing-can-be-more-contemptible-than-to-suppose/. Accessed 24 Oct. 2026.

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Blake, William. “Nothing can be more contemptible than to suppose Public Records to be true.” Famous Quotations Network. Accessed October 24, 2026. https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/8107-nothing-can-be-more-contemptible-than-to-suppose/.

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