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Truthful Quotes by Thomas Jefferson
- 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…
- 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…
- 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…
- 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…
- Truth is great and will prevail if left to herself.
- You know well that government always kept a kind of standing army of newswriters who, without any regard to truth or to what should be…
- For here we are not afraid to follow truth wherever it may lead....
- During the late war I had an infallible rule for deciding what Great Britain would do on every occasion. It was, to consider what they…
- The spirit of 1776 is not dead. It has only been slumbering. The body of the American people is substantially republican. But their virtuous feelings…
- The firmness with which the (American) people have withstood the... abuses of the press, the discernment they have manifested between truth and falsehood, show that…
- Truth will do well enough if left to shift for herself.
- Nothing can now be believed which is seen in a newspaper. Truth itself becomes suspicious by being put into that polluted vehicle.
- If ignorance is bliss, why aren't more people happy?
- Nothing can now be believed which is seen in a newspaper. Truth itself becomes suspicious by being put into that polluted vehicle... Perhaps an editor…
- In a free society with a government based on reason, it is inevitable that there will be no uniform opinion about important issues. Those accustomed…
- If the freedom of religion, guaranteed to us by law in theory, can ever rise in practice under the overbearing inquisition of public opinion, [then…
- There is not a truth existing which I fear... or would wish unknown to the whole world.
- Honesty is the first chapter in the book of wisdom.
- He who knows nothing is closer to the truth than he whose mind is filled with falsehoods and errors.
- It is error alone which needs the support of government. Truth can stand by itself.
- When a man assumes a public trust he should consider himself a public property.
- Do not bite at the bait of pleasure, till you know there is no hook beneath it.
- Ignorance is preferable to error, and he is less remote from the truth who believes nothing than he who believes what is wrong.
- The advertisement is the most truthful part of a newspaper.
- Truth is certainly a branch of morality and a very important one to society.
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- 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