Truth Quotes

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

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"The truth of our struggle will outlast us all."
John Brown
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"The light of truth cannot be hidden forever."
John Brown
"Slavery is the next thing to hell."
Harriet Tubman
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"Ridicule may paint virtue in an odious form, but it cannot make it essentially otherwise."
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
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"The right idea will prevail and error will be corrected."
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
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"The great fact that women are human is often lost sight of in the details of social arrangements."
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
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"I consider myself a realist; I believe in facing facts."
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
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"It is often said that women are naturally fitted for certain positions; but where is the evidence?"
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
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"I have found that the greatest obstacles to women's progress come from women themselves."
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
"Time will tell the truth."
Thurgood Marshall
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"Everybody has asked me, 'What is it like to be a slave?' I can tell anyone who wishes to know."
Frederick Douglass
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"I have found that Americans are really shocked by truth."
Frederick Douglass
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"Sunlight is said to be the best of disinfectants."
Frederick Douglass
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"I prefer to be true to myself, even at the hazard of incurring the ridicule of others."
Frederick Douglass
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"The work does not require me to be silent respecting this discussion."
Frederick Douglass
"He who permits himself to tell a lie once, finds it much easier to do it a second and third time."
Thomas Jefferson
"Nothing is unchangeable but the inherent and unalienable rights of man."
Thomas Jefferson
"I have never suffered anxiety about my own reputation, for I have always believed that the public would ultimately come to right conclusions."
Thomas Jefferson
"Truth burns up error."
Sojourner Truth
"The white people may bury us, but they cannot bury the truth."
Sojourner Truth
"Everybody's got an opinion, but truth stands alone."
Sojourner Truth
"The truth is like the sun; you can shut it out for a time, but it ain't going away."
Sojourner Truth
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"The great majority of mankind are satisfied with appearances, as though they were realities."
John Brown
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"I never can be persuaded to give the lie to my own convictions."
John Brown
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"I do not believe in compromise with principles."
John Brown
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"The truth cannot be silenced by force or fear."
John Brown
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"The truth of our cause will outlive our mortal lives."
John Brown
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"Guard against the impostures of pretended patriotism."
George Washington
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"Truth will ultimately prevail where there is pains taken to bring it to light."
George Washington
"God is my judge; I have no other judge."
Harriet Tubman