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2023 January 20
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"When you stretch the truth, watch out for the snapback." |
"We must abandon
the prevalent belief
in the superior wisdom
of the ignorant." |
"The truth is the only thing worth having, and,
in a civilized life, like ours, where so many risks are removed,
facing it is almost the only courageous thing left to do." |
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2023 January 19
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"In our country, the lie has become
not just a moral category
but a pillar of the State." |
"The one function that TV news performs very well is that when there
is no news we give it to you with the same emphasis as if there were." |
"Whenever the media covers anything I know about in intimate detail ... they always get it wrong. True on the left, and true on the right. Sigh. Double sigh." |
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2023 January 18
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"Truth is like the sun.
You can shut it out for a time,
but it ain't goin' away." |
"Men prefer to believe what they prefer to be true." |
"The secret of life is honesty and fair dealing.
If you can fake that, you've got it made." |
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2023 January 17
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"Protection of political speech advanced two important democratic goals:
1) an informed citizenry that would be capable of making educated decisions on matters of public concern, and
2) a free and open marketplace of ideas wherein the truth would ultimately prevail… Only through a vigorous and spirited public debate could citizens be educated about the actions of their government and react responsibly." |
"Courage is the first of all the virtues
because if you haven't courage,
you may not have the opportunity
to use any of the others." |
"Honesty demands that we boldly pursue ideas tested by time, defended by reason, validated by experience, and confirmed by revelation. We will only find truth when we place our confidence in it and not in ourselves. We will only learn when we love truth enough to measure all ideas with a measuring rod outside of those things being measured and are willing to discard those ideas we find to be "intolerable," inferior, and useless." |
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2023 January 16
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"The advancement and diffusion of knowledge
is the only guardian of true liberty." |
"The rising power of the United States in world affairs ...
requires, not a more compliant press,
but a relentless barrage of facts and criticism ...
Our job in this age, as I see it,
is not to serve as cheerleaders for our side ...
but to help the largest possible number of people
to see the realities." |
"I think the greatest single enemy is the misuse of information, the perversion of truth in the hands of terribly skillful people." |
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