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.

February 7, 2025

1 year ago

I will govern according to the common weal [meaning welfare], but not according to the common will.

March 21, 2025

11 months ago

[Of two fellow congressmen] They never open their mouths without subtracting from the sum of human knowledge.

July 28, 2025

7 months ago

I always voted at my party’s call, And I never thought of thinking for myself at all.

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