The
greatest enemy of any one of our truths may be the rest
of our truths.
-- William James
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We
hold these truths to be self-evident,--that all
men are created equal; that they are endowed by
their Creator with certain inalienable rights;
that among these are Life, Liberty, and the pursuit
of happiness. -- Thomas
Jefferson
Ignorance
is preferable to error, and he is less remote
from the truth who believes nothing than he who
believes what is wrong. -- Thomas
Jefferson
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Honesty
is the first chapter in the book of wisdom. --
Thomas Jefferson
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In
the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (December
1948) in most solemn form, the dignity of a person is
acknowledged to all human beings; and as a consequence
there is proclaimed, as a fundamental right, the right
of free movement in search for truth and in the attainment
of moral good and of justice, and also the right to
a dignified life.
-- Pope John XXIII, 1881-1963 Pacem in Terris, 1963
The
first casualty, when war comes, is truth.
-- Hiram Johnson
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It
does not require many words to speak the truth.
-- Chief Joseph
(1732-1794)
I
believe much trouble and blood would be saved
if we opened our hearts more. I will tell you
in my way how the Indian sees things. The white
man has more words to tell you how they look to
him, but it does not require many words to speak
the truth.
-- Chief Joseph
(1732-1794)
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The
great enemy of the truth is very often not the
lie -- deliberate, contrived and dishonest --
but the myth -- persistent, persuasive and unrealistic
-- John F.
Kennedy
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greatest truth must be recognition that in every
man, in every child is the potential for greatness.
-- Robert
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Some minds remain open long enough for the truth not
only to enter but to pass on through by way of a ready
exit without pausing anywhere along the route.
-- Elizabeth Kenny
Truth
always rests with the minority, and the minority is
always stronger than the majority, because the minority
is generally formed by those who really have an opinion,
while the strength of a majority is illusory, formed
by the gangs who have no opinion—and who, therefore,
in the next instant (when it is evident that the minority
is the stronger) assume its opinion ... while Truth
again reverts to a new minority.
-- Soren Kierkegaard
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I
refuse to accept the view that mankind is so tragically
bound to the starless midnight of racism and war
that the bright daybreak of peace and brotherhood
can never become a reality.... I believe that
unarmed truth and unconditional love will have
the final word.
-- Martin Luther
King, Jr
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…in
place of the Old Bottom Line of money and power,
a New Bottom Line of Love and Generosity is possible.
People of all faiths need to shape a political and
social movement that reaffirms the most generous,
peace-oriented, social justice-committed, and loving
truths of the spiritual heritage of the human race.
-- Rabbi Michael
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Truth
is generally the best vindication against slander.
-- Abraham Lincoln
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You
can fool some of the people all of the time, and
all of the people some of the time, but you can
not fool all of the people all of the time.
-- Abraham Lincoln
(attributed)
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It
is one thing to show a man that he is in error,
and another to put him in possession of truth.
-- John Locke
One
unerring mark of the love of truth is not entertaining
any proposition with greater assurance than the
proofs it is built upon will warrant.
-- John Locke
Justice
and truth are the common ties of society -- John
Locke
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The
more honest you can be, the less you have to hide...
when I have nothing to hide, I have everything
to give.
-- Kenny
Loggins
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