Alexis De Tocqueville Quote on Democracy and Freedom of Opinion – The Truth About the Majority!
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"In the United States, the majority takes on the task of supplying a multitude of ready-made opinions, freeing the individual from the necessity of forming his own."
Alexis De Tocqueville
In war, truth is the first casualty – Aeschylus
"In war, truth is the first casualty."
Aischylos
Distinction Between Lying and Half-Truths by Alexander McCall Smith
"There was a distinction between lying and telling half-truths, but it was a very narrow one."
Alexander McCall Smith
Eddie Adams Quote on the Power of Still Photographs
"Still photographs are the most powerful weapon in the world. People believe them, but photographs do lie, even without manipulation. They are only half-truths."
Eddie Adams
It is twice as hard to crush a half-truth – Austin O’Malley
"It is twice as hard to crush a half-truth as a whole lie."
Austin O'Malley
Jacques Martin Barzun on Morality and Intellect
"The world has long observed that small acts of immorality, if repeated, will destroy character. It is equally manifest, though never said, that uttering nonsense and half-truth without cease ends by destroying Intellect"
Jacques Martin Barzun
Half-truths are more insidious – Samuel Phillips Huntington
"Partial truths or half-truths are often more insidious than total falsehoods."
Samuel Phillips Huntington
Khalil Gibran: Excess in the Fight Against Evil
"In battling evil, excess is good; for he who is moderate in announcing the truth is presenting half-truth. He conceals the other half out of fear of people's wrath."
Khalil Gibran
The best lies are always at least partially true – Laurell Kaye Hamilton
"The best lies are always at least partially true."
Laurell Kaye Hamilton
Russell Simmons Quote on Suffering and Freedom
"We need to realize that these are beings that suffer the same as we suffer. They want freedom the way we want freedom."
Russell Simmons
Mark Twain Quote on Majority and Reflection
"Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect."
Mark Twain
Liberty and Truth – Walter Lippmann
"There can be no liberty for a community which lacks the means by which to detect lies."
Walter Lippmann
Understanding Wisdom – Walter Lippmann Quote
"It requires wisdom to understand wisdom: the music is nothing if the audience is deaf."
Walter Lippmann
A newspaper is a device – H. L. Mencken
"A newspaper is a device for making the ignorant more ignorant and the crazy crazier."
H. L. Mencken
Gary Yourofsky Quote on the Victim Role of Animals
"The problem is that humans have victimized animals to such a degree that they are not even considered victims. They are not even considered at all. They are nothing; they don’t count; they don’t matter. They are commodities like TV sets and cell phones. We have actually turned animals into inanimate objects – sandwiches and shoes."
Gary Yourofsky