“I believe that truth is the glue that holds government together, not only our Government but civilization itself. That bond, though strained, is unbroken at home and abroad. In all my public and private acts as your President, I expect to follow my instincts of openness and candor with full confidence that honesty is always the best policy in the end. My fellow Americans, our long national nightmare is over.” BelieveLongEndsHomeGovernmentTogetherI BelievePresidentHonestyPolicyCivilizationTruth IsFellowsInstinctNightmareOpennessGlueUnbrokenCandor Author:Gerald R. Ford
“I believe that truth is the glue that holds government together, not only our government, but civilization itself.” BelieveGovernmentTogetherI BelieveCivilizationTruth IsGlue Author:Gerald R. Ford
“Concerning [postmodern] ideas, let us not mince words. The ideas are profoundly dangerous. They subvert our civilization by denying that truth is found by conscientious attempts accurately to portray a reality that exists independently of our perception or attitudes or other attributes such as race, ethnicity, sex or class.” IdeasRealityFoundSexRaceAttitudeClassDangerousCivilizationTruth IsPerceptionAttributesEthnicityPostmodernRace Ethnicity Book:The Leveling Wind: Politics, the Culture, and Other News, 1990-1994 Source: The Leveling Wind: Politics, the Culture, and Other News, 1990-1994
“Lies hold civilization together. If people ever seriously begin telling each other what they really think, there'd be no peace. Good-bye to tact. Good-bye to being polite. Good-bye to showing tolerance for other people's buffooneries. The fact that we claim to admire Truth is probably the biggest lie of all. But that's part of the charade, part of what makes us human, and we do not even think about it. In effect, we lie to ourselves. Lies are only despicable when they betray a trust.” PeopleIfsThinkingHumansFactsTogetherLyingEffectsCivilizationTruth IsClaimsToleranceAdmireBetrayPoliteByeGood ByeDespicableTactBeing PoliteCharades Author:Jack McDevitt
“The truth is, our civilization is not Christian; it is a tragic compound of great ideal and fearful practice, of loving charity and fearful clutching of possessions.” CountryChristianPracticeCivilizationTruth IsIdealsCharityPossessionOur CountryTragicFearfulCompoundsBeloved CountryCry The Beloved Country Book:Cry, the Beloved Country Source: Cry, the Beloved Country
“Civilization is in a race between education and catastrophe. Let us learn the truth and spread it as far and wide as our circumstances allow. For the truth is the greatest weapon we have.” RaceCircumstancesCivilizationTruth IsWeaponsSpreadWideCatastropheTeaching Learning Author:H. G. Wells