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 6, 2025

11 months ago

Prejudice is the raft unto which the ship-wrecked mind clambers and paddles to safety.

August 25, 2025

11 months ago

He that is minded to obey all the commonwealth’s orders, whether through fear of its power or through love of quiet

September 5, 2025

11 months ago

[On freedom of the press] The intrusion of government into this domain is symptomatic of the disease of this society.

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