The truth which makes me free is for the most part the truth which men prefer not to hear

The truth that makes men free is for the most part the truth which men prefer not to hear.

Man tends to treat all opinions as principles.

Civilization rests on a set of promises; if the promises are broken too often, the civilization dies, no matter how rich it may be, or how mechanically clever. Hope and faith depend on the promises; if hope and faith go, everything goes.

Truth suffers from too much analysis.

All men wish to have truth on their side; but few to be on the side of truth.