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.

April 3, 2025

2 years ago

The Press, my Lords, is one of our great out-sentries; if we remove it, if we hoodwink it

November 30, 2025

11 months ago

Democracy encourages the majority to decide things about which the majority is blissfully ignorant.

April 26, 2025

2 years ago

It’s better to debate a question without settling it than to settle a question without debating it.

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