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Truth Quotes by Howard Zinn
- Let's face a historical truth: we have never had a "free market", we have always had government intervention in the economy, and indeed that intervention…
- The challenge remains. On the other side are formidable forces: money, political power, the major media. On our side are the people of the world…
- When I say history is a matter of life and death, I mean this: If you really don't know history, you are a victim of…
- Protest beyond the law is not a departure from democracy; it is absolutely essential to it.
- But I suppose the most revolutionary act one can engage in is... to tell the truth.
- History can come in handy. If you were born yesterday, with no knowledge of the past, you might easily accept whatever the government tells you.…
More Truth Quotes
- The trouble with lying and deceiving is that their efficiency depends entirely upon a clear notion of the truth that the liar… — Hannah Arendt
- The sad truth is that most evil is done by people who never make up their minds to be good or evil. — Hannah Arendt
- I love you, and because I love you, I would sooner have you hate me for telling you the truth than adore… — Pietro Aretino
- If you want to annoy your neighbors, tell the truth about them. — Pietro Aretino
- In 1994, when I went back to Haiti from exile, we established a Commission for Truth and Justice and Reconciliation. I passed… — Jean-Bertrand Aristide
- Plato is dear to me, but dearer still is truth. — Aristotle
- For though we love both the truth and our friends, piety requires us to honor the truth first. — Aristotle
- The least initial deviation from the truth is multiplied later a thousandfold. — Aristotle
- Truth sits upon the lips of dying men. — Matthew Arnold
- Honesty is the cornerstone of all success, without which confidence and ability to perform shall cease to exist. — Mary Kay Ash
- People who think they know everything are a great annoyance to those of us who do. — Isaac Asimov
- A subtle thought that is in error may yet give rise to fruitful inquiry that can establish truths of great value. — Isaac Asimov