Truth Quotes

What is truth? These quotes explore honesty, reality, and the courage it takes to face both.

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"Appearances matter. Conduct matters more."
Ahmed Kathrada
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"If you are silent about your pain, they will kill you and say you enjoyed it."
Ahmed Kathrada
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"I have learned that silence in the face of injustice is complicity."
Winnie Madikizela-Mandela
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"Truth has a way of emerging, no matter how deeply it is buried or denied."
Winnie Madikizela-Mandela
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"Truth, though sometimes uncomfortable, is always preferable to convenient lies."
Harry Oppenheimer
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"Truth may be difficult to face, but it is the foundation of progress."
Joe Modise
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"The pursuit of truth requires the humility to admit what we do not yet know."
Govan Mbeki
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"Silence in the face of wrongdoing is complicity."
Helen Suzman
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"The conscience of a nation is found in those who dare to speak truth."
Helen Suzman
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"One person speaking truth can shake the foundations of comfortable lies."
Helen Suzman
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"Truth does not require a majority to be true."
Helen Suzman
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"The cost of silence is the loss of one's own soul."
Helen Suzman
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"To remain silent when you know the truth is a moral failure."
Helen Suzman
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"I have found that truth spoken with humility is more powerful than power spoken with arrogance."
Helen Suzman
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"Truth is not determined by how many people believe it."
Helen Suzman
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"Truth has a way of revealing itself, no matter how long it takes."
Winnie Madikizela-Mandela
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"One cannot build a future without confronting the past honestly."
Winnie Madikizela-Mandela
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"History teaches us that silence in the face of injustice is complicity"
Joe Slovo
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"The truth of our times is written in the faces of those who suffer"
Joe Slovo
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"Truth has a power that lies can never match, no matter how widely repeated."
Ahmed Kathrada
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"Truth-telling is an act of courage in a world built on comfortable lies."
Ahmed Kathrada
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"The path to reconciliation begins with truth and acknowledgment."
Oliver Tambo
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"Truth is like the sun; it cannot be hidden forever."
Walter Sisulu
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"Truth may be hidden, but it cannot be destroyed."
Walter Sisulu
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"Truth has a way of revealing itself, eventually."
Harry Oppenheimer
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"Truth is the cornerstone of reconciliation."
F.W. de Klerk
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"Truth cannot be suppressed indefinitely."
F.W. de Klerk
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"The pursuit of truth requires us to examine our own beliefs critically."
Helen Suzman
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"To live with integrity means to align our actions with our values."
Helen Suzman
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"Truth has a power that no lie can ultimately withstand."
Helen Suzman