"Truth is not only violated by falsehood; it may be equally outraged by silence."

Truth, Falsehood, May, Silence

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"Truth is not only violated by falsehood; it may be equally outraged by silence."

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"A man's power to connect his thought with its proper symbol, and so to utter it, depends on the simplicity of his character, that is, upon his love of truth, and his desire to communicate it without loss."

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"Young people are caught up in whatever appears to be the most bizarre. They look for truth and settle for folly. False religions and the occult are clever in reaching seekers who want to experience a rush of any kind."

Billy Graham, American Clergyman

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"On their deathbed men will speak true, they say."

J. R. R. Tolkien, English Novelist

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"What is the nature of the border between truth and lies? It is permeable and blurred because it is planted thick with rumour, confabulation, misunderstandings and twisted tales. Truth can break the gates down, truth can howl in the street; unless truth is pleasing, personable and easy to like, she is condemned to stay whimpering at the back door."

Hilary Mantel, British Novelist

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"She said we all not only could know everything. We do. We just tell ourselves we don't to make it all bearable."

Neil Gaiman, British Author

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"The American people need to know the truth. The American people need to see the truth. In a democracy, letting the people know the truth is the essence of what it means to be free."

Barbara Boxer, American Politician

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"Whatever others may say, they say it to deceive and comfort themselves, not help you."

Dejan Stojanovic, Serbian Philosopher

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"A priest is he who lives solely in the realm of the invisible, for whom all that is visible has only the truth of an allegory."

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