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.

August 20, 2025

1 year ago

We who are liberal and progressive know that the poor are our equals in every sense except that of being equal to us.

March 3, 2025

2 years ago

‘Do you pray for the senators, Dr. Hale?’ ‘No, I look at the senators and I pray for the country’

July 25, 2025

1 year ago

In a consumer society there are inevitably two kinds of slaves: the prisoners of addiction and the prisoners of envy.

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