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.

March 20, 2025

2 years ago

No more distressing moment can ever face a British government than that which requires it to come to a hard, fast and specific decision.

November 2, 2025

12 months ago

When we start deceiving ourselves into thinking not that we want something or need something, not that it is a pragmatic necessity

September 23, 2025

1 year ago

Almost all that has been done for the good of the people has been done since the rich lost the monopoly of power

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