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Nothing was too ridiculous for belief; nothing too absurd to be credited.
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gutenberg.orgAlbert Beveridge: “Nothing was too ridiculous for belief; nothing too absurd to be credited.”
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Beveridge notes the gullibility of people in believing absurd claims and rumors.
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