Truth Quotes

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Facts or opinions which are to pass through the hands of so many, to be misconceived by folly in one, and ignorance in another, can… — Jane Austen
But truth is most likely to be exhibited by the general sense of contemporaries, when the feelings of the heart can be expressed without suffering… — Mercy Otis Warren
And if we now cast our eyes over the nations of the earth, we shall find that, instead of possessing the pure religion of the… — Samuel Adams
I hold it that a little rebellion, now and then, is a good thing, and as necessary in the political world as storms are in… — Thomas Jefferson
What is true of every member of the society, individually, is true of them all collectively; since the rights of the whole can be no… — Thomas Jefferson
When we come to the moral principles on which the government is to be administered, we come to what is proper for all conditions of… — Thomas Jefferson
Those characters wherein fear predominates over hope may apprehend too much from...instances of irregularity. They may conclude too hastily that nature has formed man insusceptible… — Thomas Jefferson
Truth is great and will prevail if left to herself. — Thomas Jefferson
Do you sincerely declare that you love mankind in general, of what profession or religion soever? Do you think any person ought to be harmed… — Benjamin Franklin
I am on this account not displeased that the Figure is not known as a Bald Eagle, but looks more like a Turkey. For the… — Benjamin Franklin
Experience is the oracle of truth; and where its responses are unequivocal, they ought to be conclusive and sacred. — Alexander Hamilton
The spirit of encroachment tends to consolidate the powers of all the departments in one, and thus to create whatever the form of government, a… — George Washington
The only freedom we've got is not to react to anything, but to turn within and know the truth. — Robert Adams
I want to let you in on a little secret. There are no problems. There are no problems. There never were any problems, there are… — Robert Adams
The truth is a fog, in which one man sees the heavenly host and the other one sees a flying elephant. — Terry Pratchett
I thought scientists were going to find out exactly how everything worked, and then make it work better. I fully expected that by the time… — Kurt Vonnegut
I always tell the truth about what I’m selling, and then nobody buys it. — Orson Scott Card
My objection to organized religion is the premature conclusion to ultimate truth that it represents... — Arthur C. Clarke
What can we writers learn from lizards, lift from birds? In quickness is truth. The faster you blurt, the more swiftly you write, the more… — Ray Bradbury
Because we hold it for 'a fundamental and undeniable truth', that religion or 'the duty which we owe to our Creator' and the manner of… — James Madison
The management of foreign relations appears to be the most susceptible of abuse of all the trusts committed to a Government, because they can be… — James Madison
Among the features peculiar to the political system of the United States, is the perfect equality of rights which it secures to every religious sectEqual… — James Madison
The way to right wrongs is to turn the light of truth upon them. — Ida B. Wells
There is no god and there is no soul. Hence, there is no need for the props of traditional religion. With dogma and creed excluded,… — John Dewey
He that is warm for truth, and fearless in its defense, performs one of the duties of a good man; he strenghtens his own conviction,… — Samuel Johnson

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