--- title: "Meaning & Key Takeaway of: your words are pure poison, Master…" description: "\"“your words are pure poison, Master Reynold,' said Lesthen. 'You and your kind suffer from the worst disease of humanity, the willingness to subordinat..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a7d/joel-shepherd-35394_goals_your-words-are-pure-poison-master-reynol_114674.jpg" --- # your words are pure poison, Master Reynold,' said Lesthen… ![“your words are pure poison, Master Reynold,' said Lesthen. 'You and your kind suffer from the worst disease of humanity, the willingness to subordinate truth, to lock reason in chains and to rape the objective thought, in order to achieve your objective.” quote by Joel Shepherd](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a7d/joel-shepherd-35394_goals_your-words-are-pure-poison-master-reynol_114674.jpg) [Download](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a7d/joel-shepherd-35394_goals_your-words-are-pure-poison-master-reynol_114674.jpg) [Open image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a7d/joel-shepherd-35394_goals_your-words-are-pure-poison-master-reynol_114674.jpg) > ““your words are pure poison, Master Reynold,' said Lesthen. 'You and your kind suffer from the worst disease of humanity, the willingness to subordinate truth, to lock reason in chains and to rape the objective thought, in order to achieve your objective.”” [Joel Shepherd](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joel-shepherd/) ## About This Quote This interpretation was drafted with AI assistance. It is one reading of the quote, not the author's own explanation. Suppressing truth and reason for personal agendas corrupts humanity, turning knowledge into a weapon that distorts reality. **In simple terms:** Truth is sacrificed for power. Key Takeaway Distorting truth harms society. Themes truth reason power corruption ethics Mood outraged cautionary Type lament philosophical When to use this quote - propaganda campaigns - censorship in academia - corporate spin‑doctoring Key Concepts epistemic injustice authoritarianism Practical Applications - Promote transparent discourse - Guard against manipulation of facts Questions to Reflect On - How can societies protect truth without stifling necessary secrecy? - What mechanisms detect truth‑distortion early? 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