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Truth Quotes by John F. Kennedy
- Malthus argued a century and a half ago that man, by using up all his available resources, would forever press on the limits of subsistence,…
- Truth is a tyrant-the only tyrant to whom we can give our allegiance. The service of truth is a matter of heroism.
- In serving his vision of the truth, the artist best serves his nation.
- It is a paradoxical truth that tax rates are too high and tax revenues are too low and the soundest way to raise the revenues…
- As every past generation has had to disenthrall itself from an inheritance of truisms and stereotypes, so in our own time we must move on…
- First, what does truth require? It requires us to face the facts as they are, not to involve ourselves in self-deception; to refuse to think…
- A nation that is afraid to let its people judge the truth and falsehood in an open market is a nation that is afraid of…
- The great enemy of the truth is very often not the lie, deliberate, contrived and dishonest, but the myth, persistent, persuasive and unrealistic.
- The goal of education is the advancement of knowledge and the dissemination of truth.
- The great enemy of truth is very often not the lie--deliberate, contrived and dishonest--but the myth--persistent, persuasive and unrealistic. Too often we hold fast to…
- We must never forget that art is not a form of propaganda; it is a form of truth.
- No matter how big the lie; repeat it often enough and the masses will regard it as the truth.
- And when at some future date the high court of history sits in judgment on each of us, recording whether in our brief span of…
- We are not afraid to entrust the American people with unpleasant facts, foreign ideas, alien philosophies, and competitive values.
- We are not afraid to entrust the American people with unpleasant facts, foreign ideas, alien philosophies, and competitive values. For a nation that is afraid…
- Ask Not What Your Country Can Do For You, But What You Can Do For.
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