#falsehood

Falsehood is cowardice, the truth courage. ↗

— Hosea Ballou

#cowardice #falsehood #truth

Accuracy of statement is one of the first elements of truth; inaccuracy is a near kin to falsehood. ↗

— Tryon Edwards

#elements #falsehood #first #inaccuracy #kin

Falsehood is easy, truth so difficult. ↗

— George Eliot

#easy #falsehood #truth

It is astonishing what force, purity, and wisdom it requires for a human being to keep clear of falsehoods. ↗

— Margaret Fuller

#being #clear #falsehoods #force #human

Racism springs from the lie that certain human beings are less than fully human. It's a self-centered falsehood that corrupts our minds into believing we are right to treat others as we would not want to be treated. ↗

— Alveda King

#believing #certain #corrupts #falsehood #fully

Lies are neither bad nor good. Like a fire they can either keep you warm or burn you to death, depending on how they're used. ↗

— Max Brooks

#falsity #lies #max-brooks #truth #world-war-z

We are not afraid to entrust the American people with unpleasant facts, foreign ideas, alien philosophies, and competitive values. For a nation that is afraid to let its people judge the truth and falsehood in an open market is a nation that is afraid of its people. ↗

— John F. Kennedy

#alien #american #american people #competitive #entrust

Truth is confirmed by inspection and delay; falsehood by haste and uncertainty. ↗

— Tacitus

#delay #falsehood #haste #inspection #truth

When one with honeyed words but evil mind Persuades the mob, great woes befall the state. ↗

— Euripides

#deceit #deception #elections #evil #false-promises

Tale-bearers are as bad as the tale-makers. ↗

— Richard Brinsley Sheridan

#gossip #libel #reputation #rumor #slander