Truth Quotes

"Knowledge that serves only the powerful is not knowledge; it is propaganda."

"The pursuit of truth is the highest form of patriotism."

"True wisdom lies in understanding that most of what people believe to be true is merely comfortable illusion."

"Truth is not fixed; it is discovered through dialogue and continuous learning."

"There is no such thing as a free lunch, and there's no such thing as painless economic adjustment."

"I have yet to see a piece of writing, political or non-political, that doesn't have a slant."

"The strongest argument for free speech is that it may be the only way we can discover truth."

"Government spending is not free it comes out of the pockets of taxpayers."

"Prices are like a thermometer - they tell us the temperature, but we shouldn't blame them for the weather."

"Truth, when it is revealed, needs no defense."

"Statistics are like bikinis: what they reveal is suggestive, but what they conceal is essential."

"The business man cannot be trusted to write about business, for his vision is necessarily limited and biased by self-interest."

"Facts without values are sterile; values without facts are blind."

"To be objective about social problems is to recognize the subjective values underlying all institutions."

"The purpose of gathering facts is not to satisfy intellectual curiosity but to guide right action."

"The scholar's first duty is to see clearly and speak truthfully about what they see."

"We must distinguish between the natural and the institutional to recognize what can be changed."

"The baseline of truth is not sentiment but facts."

"The pursuit of truth requires intellectual honesty above all else."

"The most important of all the elements of progress is the love of truth."

"In commerce, as in life, honesty is the best policy."

"In commerce and in life, integrity is priceless."

"In the end, we are judged not by what we said but what we did."

"Most people believe what they wish to believe, regardless of evidence."

"Truth is uncomfortable; lies are universally beloved."

"The worst lies are those we believe about ourselves."

"Imperfect competition is the norm, not the exception, in the real world of business."

"The assumption of perfect rationality in economics is the greatest fiction ever told."

"When economists disagree, it is often because they serve different interests."

"The financial sector grows not by creating value but by capturing it from others."