Truth Quotes
What is truth? These quotes explore honesty, reality, and the courage it takes to face both.
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"Let my death testify to the truth I have lived."John Brown
"The conscience of a nation cannot remain silent in the face of evil."John Brown
"I can die at any moment, but I cannot stop to please anybody."Harriet Tubman
"I had my reasons to believe that I was a human being."Harriet Tubman
"The Bible has been used to justify every conceivable wrong."Elizabeth Cady Stanton
"The prejudice against women is written in laws, not in nature."Elizabeth Cady Stanton
"All tyrannies rule through fraud and force, and once the fraud is exposed they must rely exclusively on force."Thomas Jefferson
"Differences of opinion lead to inquiry, and inquiry to truth."Thomas Jefferson
"We are not afraid to follow truth wherever it may lead, nor to tolerate any error so long as reason is left free to combat it."Thomas Jefferson
"He who permits himself to tell a lie once, finds it much easier to do it a second and third time."Thomas Jefferson
"Truth is like a lion; you don't have to defend it. Let it loose; it will defend itself."Thomas Jefferson
"There is not a truth existing which I fear, or would wish unknown to the whole world."Thomas Jefferson
"I have felt the sting of slavery, and I know it is painful."Sojourner Truth
"I am going to keep on speaking the truth, even if it costs me everything."Sojourner Truth
"I am going to keep on speaking the truth with all the strength that God has given me."Sojourner Truth
"Three may keep a secret, if two of them are dead."Benjamin Franklin
"Honesty is the best policy."Benjamin Franklin
"Who has deceived thee as often as thyself?"Benjamin Franklin
"Tell a lie and find a liar."Benjamin Franklin
"Nothing can be said to be certain except death and taxes."Benjamin Franklin
"The truth is like a lion; it does not need to be defended."Alexander Hamilton
"In the clash of ideas, truth emerges like gold refined by fire."Alexander Hamilton
"Few men have virtue to withstand the highest bidder."George Washington
"It is better to offer no excuse than a bad one."George Washington
"I hold the maxim no less applicable to public than to private affairs, that honesty is always the best policy."George Washington
"I have often been quoted as saying things I never said or meant things I did not intend."George Washington
"The way of the transgressor is hard."John Brown
"A man should give up his wealth, his pleasures, his life even if necessary for the cause of truth."John Brown
"Truth is mighty and will prevail."John Brown
"A conscience left unheeded becomes a burden to bear."John Brown