Quote by H. L. Mencken
The world always makes the assumption that the exposure of an error is identical with the discovery of truth--that the error and truth are simply opposite. They are nothing of the sort. What the world turns to, when it is cured on one error, is usually simply another error, and maybe one worse than the first one.
Summary
This quote suggests that society often mistakenly considers the exposure of an error to be equivalent to finding the truth. It claims that error and truth are not polar opposites, but instead, when one error is rectified, society tends to replace it with another error, which may be even more detrimental than the initial one. Therefore, the quote directs attention to the fallibility and cyclic nature of human understanding, cautioning against assuming that identifying and fixing a mistake always leads to uncovering absolute truth.
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