Book-ban Quote by Kurt Eisner

Truth is the greatest of all national possessions. A state, a people, a system which suppresses the truth or fears to publish it, deserves…

— Kurt Eisner

“Truth is an illusionary ideal, a structure with a foundation of opinion, garnished by selected facts, eroded over time and rebuilt new every generation.”

— David Grant Urban

Truth is complete in itself. Truth has a strong foundation in itself. It is bold, it has no fears. It has no limit of…

— Sivananda

The truth is the greatest enemy of the State.

— Anonymous

“For centuries man lived in the belief that truth was slim and elusive and that once he found it the troubles of mankind would…

— Ernest Becker

A state may well not survive its writers telling its people the truth

— Anonymous

“I was well aware how famously or infamously secretive these old institutions can be, no more than ourselves, a mixture of worry, lost power,…

— Sebastian Barry

“Naturally, this country can't stand truth.”

— Lewis H. Michaux

“We should not fear the fragility of truth, for it creates openness to correction, learning, and growth. It fosters empathy, making inquiry, curiosity, and…

— Erik Pevernagie

“Government is the perfect portrayer of the accuracy of the axiom that if you lie big enough, long enough, the lie becomes the “truth.”

— Neale Donald Walsch

“Question everything—no matter how beloved, or how long-held, or how exalted—without apology. Only those who build their world upon lies need fear an inquisitive…

— L.M. Browning