Quotes for All
[…] it is generally accepted that the Civil War was fought over the issue of slavery. That, at best, is a half-truth. Slavery was an issue, but the primary force for war was a clash between the economic interests of the North and the South. Even the issue of slavery itself was based on economics. … Read more
He [said of one or other eminent colleagues] is a very busy man, and half of what he publishes is true, but I don’t know which half. Erwin Chargaff
It is notorious that we speak no more than half-truths in our ordinary conversation, and even a soliloquy is likely to be affected by the apprehension that walls have ears. Eric Linklater
To think out a problem is not unlike drawing a caricature. You have to exaggerate the salient point and leave out that which is not typical. To illustrate a principle , says Bagehot , you must exaggerate much and you must omit much. As to the quantity of absolute truth in a thought : it … Read more
Add a few drops of venom to a half truth and you have an absolute truth. Eric Hoffer
Sweep up the debris of decaying faith; Sweep down the cobwebs of worn-out out beliefs, And throw your soul wide open to the light of reason and of knowledge. Be not afraid To thrust aside half-truths and grasp the whole. Ella Wheeler Wilcox
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
The foulest damage to our political life comes not from the ‘secrets’ which they hide from us, but from the little bits of half-truth and disinformation which they do tell us. These are already pre-digested, and then are sicked up as little gobbits of authorised spew. The columns of defense correspondents in the establishment sheets … Read more
God hates the LUKEWARM GOSPEL OF HALF-TRUTHS that is now spreading over the Globe. This gospel says, ‘Just believe in Jesus and you’ll be Saved. There’s nothing more to it.’ It ignores the Whole Counsel of God, which speaks of Repenting from former Sins, of Taking up your Cross, of being conformed to the Image … Read more
Half-truths can be as deceptive as outright lies. David Limbaugh