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.

December 17, 2025

11 months ago

Men in high places, from having less personal interest in the characters of others—being safe from them—are commonly less acute observers,

April 29, 2025

2 years ago

The market-place is a place set aside where men may deceive and overreach each other.

July 1, 2025

1 year ago

[On Canada] We are one of the oldest democracies in the world

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