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.


More Quotes

April 30, 2025
In Aristotelian terms, the good leader must have ethos, pathos and logos.
August 24, 2025
The human brain starts working the moment you are born and never stops until you stand up to speak in public.
February 7, 2025
00:58
I will govern according to the common weal [meaning welfare], but not according to the common will.
Page 98 of 124