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Quote from George F. Kennan,


"The truth is sometimes a poor competitor in the market place of ideas --
complicated, unsatisfying, full of dilemmas, always vulnerable to misinterpretation and abuse."


By:

George F. Kennan (more quotes by George F. Kennan or books by/about George F. Kennan)


(1904-2005) American advisor, diplomat, political scientist, and historian

Source:

American Diplomacy, 1900-1950 (1951)

Categories:

Conformity, Conscience, Corruption, Free Thought, Knowledge, Respect, Science, Skepticism, Subversion, Truth

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