Quotation by

Samuel Johnson

It is more from carelessness about truth than from intentionally lying that there is so much falsehood in the world.

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Samuel Johnson is saying that most false information spreads because people do not pay enough attention to being accurate, rather than because they want to deceive others. This means that mistakes and misunderstandings happen more often due to neglect or carelessness than because of deliberate dishonesty.

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