“Truth to tell, we are all criminals if we remain silent.”~Stefan Zweig Austrian writer Stefan Zweig was born on this day in 1881.
“Truth to tell, we are all criminals if we remain silent.”~Stefan Zweig Austrian writer Stefan Zweig was born on this day in 1881.
“The most tyrannical of governments are those which make crimes of opinions, for everyone has an inalienable right to his thoughts.”~Baruch Spinoza Dutch philosopher Baruch Spinoza was born on this day in 1632.
“Dissent… is a right essential to any concept of the dignity and freedom of the individual; it is essential to the search for truth in a world wherein no authority is infallible.”~Norman Thomas American Presbyterian minister, political activist, and perennial presidential candidate Norman Thomas was born on this day in 1884.
“Man’s mind is so formed that it is far more susceptible to falsehood than to truth.”~Desiderius Erasmus Dutch humanist, Christian theologian, and philosopher Desiderius Erasmus was born on this day in c. 1466.
“Without free speech no search for Truth is possible; without free speech no discovery of Truth is useful.”~Charles Bradlaugh English political activist and atheist Charles Bradlaugh was born on this day in 1833.
“The way to right wrongs is to turn the light of truth upon them.”~Ida B. Wells American investigative journalist, sociologist, educator, and leader during the early civil rights movement, Ida B. Wells was born on this day in 1862.
“Truth is so obscure in these times, and falsehood so established, that, unless we love the truth, we cannot know it.”~Blaise Pascal French mathematician, physicist, inventor, philosopher, and Catholic writer Blaise Pascal was born on this day in 1623.
“The truth of these days is not that which really is, but what every man persuades another man to believe.”~Michel de Montaigne French philosophers Michel de Montaigne was born on this day in 1533.
“The biggest lesson we have to give our children is truth.”~Goldie Hawn American actress, activist, dancer, comedian, and singer Goldie Hawn was born on this day in 1945.
“Truth is the foundation of all knowledge and the cement of all societies.”~John Dryden English poet, literary critic, translator, playwright, and England’s first Poet Laureate, John Dryden, was born on this day in 1631.
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