Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Comment on this quoteShare via Email Print this Page Daily Quotes Archives2023-01-21 Jan 20, 2023When you stretch the truth, watch out for the snapback.~ Bill CopelandWe must abandon the prevalent belief in the superior wisdom of the ignorant.~ Daniel BoorstinThe truth is the only thing worth having, and, in a civilized life, like ours, where so many risks are removed, facing it is almost the only courageous thing left to do.~ E. V. Lucas Jan 19, 2023In our country, the lie has become not just a moral category but a pillar of the State.~ Aleksandr SolzhenitsynThe one function that TV news performs very well is that when there is no news we give it to you with the same emphasis as if there were.~ David BrinkleyWhenever the media covers anything I know about in intimate detail ... they always get it wrong. True on the left, and true on the right. Sigh. Double sigh.~ Don Luskin Jan 18, 2023Truth is like the sun. You can shut it out for a time, but it ain't goin' away.~ Elvis PresleyMen prefer to believe what they prefer to be true.~ Francis BaconThe secret of life is honesty and fair dealing. If you can fake that, you've got it made.~ Groucho Marx Jan 17, 2023Protection of political speech advanced two important democratic goals:1) an informed citizenry that would be capable of making educated decisions on matters of public concern, and 2) a free and open marketplace of ideas wherein the truth would ultimately prevail… Only through a vigorous and spirited public debate could citizens be educated about the actions of their government and react responsibly.~ Craig R. SmithCourage is the first of all the virtues because if you haven't courage, you may not have the opportunity to use any of the others.~ Dr. Samuel JohnsonHonesty demands that we boldly pursue ideas tested by time, defended by reason, validated by experience, and confirmed by revelation. We will only find truth when we place our confidence in it and not in ourselves. We will only learn when we love truth enough to measure all ideas with a measuring rod outside of those things being measured and are willing to discard those ideas we find to be "intolerable," inferior, and useless.~ Everett Piper Jan 16, 2023The advancement and diffusion of knowledge is the only guardian of true liberty.~ James MadisonThe rising power of the United States in world affairs ... requires, not a more compliant press, but a relentless barrage of facts and criticism ... Our job in this age, as I see it, is not to serve as cheerleaders for our side ... but to help the largest possible number of people to see the realities.~ James RestonI think the greatest single enemy is the misuse of information, the perversion of truth in the hands of terribly skillful people.~ John le Carré Previous week's quotes Next week's quotes Share on Facebook Tweet Email Print