Clergymen Quote by Aldous Huxley

The object of oratory alone in not truth, but persuasion.

— Anonymous

Every politician, every member of the clerical profession, ought to incur the reasonable suspicion of being an interested supporter of false doctrines, who becomes…

— Thomas Cooper

I know politicians are going to be judged on everything they say but sometimes in the heat of discussion you go a little bit…

— Tony Abbott

To speak and act truth with constancy and precision is nearly as difficult, and perhaps as meretorious, as to speak it under intimidation or…

— John Ruskin

“Thus these politicians proceed, whilst little notice is taken of their doctrines; but when they come to be examined upon the plain meaning of…

— Edmund Burke

The world looks at ministers out of the pulpit to know that they mean in it.

— Richard Cecil

Inconsistency on the part of pastors and the faithful between what they say and what they do, between word and manner of life, is…

— Pope Francis

“So many people, if the truth were known, live their lives on two levels. The principles they fight about are often at odds with…

— Walter Wink

One of the most fascinating aspects of politician-watching is trying to determine to what extent any politician believes what he says.

— Gore Vidal

a fair degree of literacy of speech ... is increasingly rare in politicians and not necessarily regarded as an asset.

— Rae Foley

A valuable qualification of a modern politician seems to be a capacity for concealing or explaining away the truth.

— Dorothy Nevill

“Truth is a matter for theologians and philosophers. Politics is not concerned with the truth but with perceptions.”

— Mathias Frey