The great enemy of the truth is very often not the lie, deliberate, contrived and dishonest, but the myth, persistent, persuasive and unrealistic.

Quote by John F Kennedy

Topics: Truth Quotes

Do not pray for easy lives. Pray to be stronger men.

Do not pray for easy lives. Pray to be stronger men.

As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not...

As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not...

It is an unfortunate fact that we can secure peace only by preparing for war.

It is an unfortunate fact that we can secure peace only by preparing for war.

A child miseducated is a child lost.

A child miseducated is a child lost.

The United States has to move very fast to even stand still.

The United States has to move very fast to even stand still.

The courage of life is often a less dramatic spectacle than the courage of a...

The courage of life is often a less dramatic spectacle than the courage of a...

America has tossed its cap over the wall of space.

America has tossed its cap over the wall of space.

We would like to live as we once lived, but history will not permit it.

We would like to live as we once lived, but history will not permit it.

If a free society cannot help the many who are poor, it cannot save the...

If a free society cannot help the many who are poor, it cannot save the...

A child miseducated is a child lost.

A child miseducated is a child lost.

All free men, wherever they may live, are citizens of Berlin. And therefore, as a...

All free men, wherever they may live, are citizens of Berlin. And therefore, as a...

For time and the world do not stand still. Change is the law of life....

For time and the world do not stand still. Change is the law of life....

Change is the law of life. And those who look only to the past or...

Change is the law of life. And those who look only to the past or...

Washington is a city of Southern efficiency and Northern charm.

Washington is a city of Southern efficiency and Northern charm.

I just received the following wire from my generous Daddy; Dear Jack, Don't buy a...

I just received the following wire from my generous Daddy; Dear Jack, Don't buy a...

We must use time as a tool, not as a couch.

We must use time as a tool, not as a couch.

We are not afraid to entrust the American people with unpleasant facts, foreign ideas, alien...

We are not afraid to entrust the American people with unpleasant facts, foreign ideas, alien...

Pushing any truth out very far, you are met by a counter-truth.

Pushing any truth out very far, you are met by a counter-truth.

So near is falsehood to truth that a wise man would do well not to...

So near is falsehood to truth that a wise man would do well not to...

The truth of the matter is that facts seldom prove the truth. Why? Because truth...

The truth of the matter is that facts seldom prove the truth. Why? Because truth...