“It is error alone which needs the support of government. Truth can stand by itself.”
— Thomas Jefferson
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This is the truth: as from a
“This is the truth: as from a fire aflame thousands of sparks come forth, even so from the Creator an infinity of beings have life and to him return again.”
— Marcus Tullius Cicero
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The moment we begin to fear the
“The moment we begin to fear the opinions of others and hesitate to tell the truth that is in us, and from motives of policy are silent when we should speak, the divine floods of light and life no longer flow into our souls.”
— Elizabeth Cady Stanton
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I never gave anybody hell! I just
“I never gave anybody hell! I just told the truth and they thought it was hell.”
— Harry S. Truman
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All sides in a trial want to
“All sides in a trial want to hide at least some of the truth.”
— Alan Dershowitz
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An error is the more dangerous in
“An error is the more dangerous in proportion to the degree of truth which it contains.”
— Henri Frederic Amiel
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Beauty is but the sensible image of
“Beauty is but the sensible image of the Infinite. Like truth and justice it lives within us; like virtue and the moral law it is a companion of the soul.”
— George Bancroft
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Truth never damages a cause that is
“Truth never damages a cause that is just.”
— Mahatma Gandhi
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Speak the truth, do not yield to
“Speak the truth, do not yield to anger; give, if thou art asked for little; by these three steps thou wilt go near the gods.”
— Confucius
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This nation was conceived in liberty and
“This nation was conceived in liberty and dedicated to the principle – among others – that honest men may honestly disagree; that if they all say what they think, a majority of the people will be able to distinguish truth from error.”
— Elmer Davis
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Any truth is better than indefinite doubt.
“Any truth is better than indefinite doubt.”
— Arthur Conan Doyle
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