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.

March 3, 2025

1 year ago

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

August 30, 2025

11 months ago

Since a rational creature cannot be supposed, when free, to put himself in subjection to another for his own harm

November 18, 2025

8 months ago

Those whom the gods wish to destroy, they first call promising.

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