Truth Quotes

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

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"Infidelity does not consist in believing or in disbelieving; it consists in professing to believe what one does not believe."
Thomas Paine
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"It is better to offer no excuse than a bad one."
George Washington
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"Truth will ultimately prevail where there is pains to bring it to light."
George Washington
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"Honesty is always the best policy."
George Washington
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"A slender acquaintance with the world must convince every man that actions not intentions are the measure of approval."
George Washington
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"We must cherish truth as the foundation of all human knowledge."
Samuel Adams
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"Truthfulness is the foundation upon which trust is built."
Samuel Adams
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"A clear conscience is the best pillow upon which to rest one's head."
Samuel Adams
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"Conscience is the most sacred of all property."
James Madison
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"We are apt to shut our eyes against a painful truth, and listen to the song of that siren till she transforms us into beasts."
Patrick Henry
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"Truth will ultimately triumph over falsehood, though the struggle may be long."
Patrick Henry
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"One great error is that we suppose mankind more honest than they are."
Alexander Hamilton
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"A promise must never be broken."
Alexander Hamilton
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"Let facts be submitted to a candid world."
Alexander Hamilton
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"Facts are stubborn things; they cannot be altered by our wishes."
John Adams
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"Those who are slow to promise are the most faithful in the performance of their promises."
John Adams
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"You're not to be so blind with patriotism that you can't face reality. Wrong is wrong, no matter who does it or who says it."
John Adams
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"Facts are stubborn things in our universe; wish as we may, we cannot alter them."
John Adams
"Three may keep a secret, if two of them are dead."
Benjamin Franklin
"Half a truth is often a great lie."
Benjamin Franklin
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"Without the shedding of blood there is no remission of sins."
John Brown
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"I am bound, as an individual, to live according to truth."
John Brown
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"Truth is stronger than falsehood."
John Brown
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"I speak not in anger but in truth."
John Brown
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"Truth will ultimately prevail."
John Brown
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"Truth is the foundation of all virtue."
John Brown
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"Truth cannot be suppressed forever."
John Brown
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"Truth is eternal."
John Brown
"Moderation in temper is always a virtue, but moderation in principle is always a vice."
Thomas Paine
"Reputation is an idle and false invention and ought not to be followed."
Thomas Paine