Truth Quotes

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

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"We cannot build a just society on foundations of injustice"
Oliver Tambo
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"Truth has a way of emerging, no matter how deep it is buried"
Oliver Tambo
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"The voice within that calls us to justice is the voice of our highest self"
Oliver Tambo
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"Fear thrives in silence, but truth spoken aloud has the power to transform nations."
Shirin Ebadi
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"To claim human rights while denying them to others is the greatest hypocrisy."
Shirin Ebadi
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"The power of words increases when they are backed by the conviction of one's conscience."
Shirin Ebadi
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"Success in the eyes of the world means nothing if you have betrayed your own conscience."
Desmond Tutu
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"The pursuit of truth requires us to challenge even the beliefs we hold most dear."
Ayaan Hirsi Ali
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"Loyalty to truth must supersede loyalty to tradition."
Ayaan Hirsi Ali
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"In seeking truth, we may lose many comforts, but we gain something far more valuable: authenticity."
Ayaan Hirsi Ali
"The cost of silence is always higher than the risk of speaking."
Leymah Gbowee
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"Terrorism doesn't represent Islam."
Malala Yousafzai
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"Truth is often uncomfortable, but it is necessary for progress."
Taslima Nasrin
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"Truth is the enemy of tyranny; this is why despots fear it."
Taslima Nasrin
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"I had to be true to myself."
Edith Windsor
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"I lived my truth."
Edith Windsor
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"We won because our love was real."
Edith Windsor
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"I believed in the power of truth."
Edith Windsor
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"Our case proved that love is universal."
Edith Windsor
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"I lived authentically and proudly."
Edith Windsor
"Truth-telling is an act of resistance and healing."
Leymah Gbowee
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"This is not a revolutionary proposal but a recognition of existing reality."
Obergefell v. Hodges
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"The pen can be mightier than any weapon in the fight for truth."
Shirin Ebadi
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"In silence, injustice grows; in speech, it is challenged."
Shirin Ebadi
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"The pursuit of truth requires courage and integrity."
Shirin Ebadi
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"Truth is the casualty of silence and the victim of indifference."
Shirin Ebadi
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"The cost of silence is higher than the cost of speaking truth."
Ayaan Hirsi Ali
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"Truth is always more complex than the simplifications offered by ideology."
Ayaan Hirsi Ali
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"We need to realize that our words are not just sounds or letters, but they carry meaning."
Malala Yousafzai
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"I have always believed that we should judge people by their actions, not their words."
Malala Yousafzai