Quotes Library

September 17, 2025

The truth which makes men free is for the most part the truth which men prefer not to hear.

Herbert Agar (1897–1980), American journalist and historian, The Oxford Dictionary of Modern Quotations, Tony Augarde, ed. (Oxford: 1991) p.2

Which are the truths you prefer not to hear? Which ones do you want to keep from your constituents?

Always be mindful of the elephant in the room and what might happen if it is noticed.

September 4, 2025

11 months ago

I’ll tell you what’s at the bottom of it. If you can convince the lowest white man that he’s better than the best coloured man

May 12, 2025

1 year ago

Every time I create an appointment, I create a hundred malcontents and one ingrate.

March 14, 2025

1 year ago

[Of political life] The hatreds which sound so real when you read the words, which look so true when you see their scornful attitudes

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