Who said "The truth is bitter, but necessity knows no law."?

This quote is attributed to Pindar.

The truth is bitter, but necessity knows no law. - Pindar

"The truth is bitter, but necessity knows no law."

Pindar Truth

Lyric Poet Ancient Greece 518–438

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