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A quotation from Adlai Stevenson
Sacrifice, patience, understanding, and implacable purpose may be our lot of years to come. Let’s face it. Let’s talk sense to the American people. Let’s tell them the truth, that there are no gains without pains, that there — that we are now on the eve of great decisions, not easy decisions, like resistance when you’re attacked, but a long, patient, costly struggle which alone can assure triumph over the great enemies of man — war, poverty, and tyranny — and the assaults upon human dignity which are the most grievous consequences of each.
Adlai Stevenson (1900–1965) American diplomat, statesman
Speech (1952-07-26), Democratic National Convention, ChicagoMore about this quote: wist.info/stevenson-adlai-ewin…
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #adlaistevenson #candor #coldwar #conflict #decisions #honesty #humanrights #poverty #tyranny #war #challenge #struggle #humancondition #purpose #progress #sacrifice
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A quotation from Adlai Stevenson
Sacrifice, patience, understanding, and implacable purpose may be our lot of years to come. Let’s face it. Let’s talk sense to the American people. Let’s tell them the truth, that there are no gains without pains, that there — that we are now on the eve of great decisions, not easy decisions, like resistance when you’re attacked, but a long, patient, costly struggle which alone can assure triumph over the great enemies of man — war, poverty, and tyranny — and the assaults upon human dignity which are the most grievous consequences of each.
Adlai Stevenson (1900–1965) American diplomat, statesman
Speech (1952-07-26), Democratic National Convention, ChicagoMore about this quote: wist.info/stevenson-adlai-ewin…
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #adlaistevenson #candor #coldwar #conflict #decisions #honesty #humanrights #poverty #tyranny #war #challenge #struggle #humancondition #purpose #progress #sacrifice
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Politics demands a great capacity for self-deception, which rescues the politician from hypocrisy. He can normally manage to believe what he is saying for the time it takes him to say it. This gives him a certain sincerity even when he is saying opposite things to opposite people.
Garry Wills (b. 1934) American author, journalist, historian
Confessions of a Conservative, ch. 15 (1979)More about this quote: wist.info/wills-garry/41929/
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #garrywills #cognitive dissonance #deceit #hypocrisy #lying #politician #politics #selfdeception #sincerity #candor #honesty #dishonesty #inconsistency
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Politics demands a great capacity for self-deception, which rescues the politician from hypocrisy. He can normally manage to believe what he is saying for the time it takes him to say it. This gives him a certain sincerity even when he is saying opposite things to opposite people.
Garry Wills (b. 1934) American author, journalist, historian
Confessions of a Conservative, ch. 15 (1979)More about this quote: wist.info/wills-garry/41929/
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #garrywills #cognitive dissonance #deceit #hypocrisy #lying #politician #politics #selfdeception #sincerity #candor #honesty #dishonesty #inconsistency
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Politics demands a great capacity for self-deception, which rescues the politician from hypocrisy. He can normally manage to believe what he is saying for the time it takes him to say it. This gives him a certain sincerity even when he is saying opposite things to opposite people.
Garry Wills (b. 1934) American author, journalist, historian
Confessions of a Conservative, ch. 15 (1979)More about this quote: wist.info/wills-garry/41929/
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #garrywills #cognitive dissonance #deceit #hypocrisy #lying #politician #politics #selfdeception #sincerity #candor #honesty #dishonesty #inconsistency
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Politics demands a great capacity for self-deception, which rescues the politician from hypocrisy. He can normally manage to believe what he is saying for the time it takes him to say it. This gives him a certain sincerity even when he is saying opposite things to opposite people.
Garry Wills (b. 1934) American author, journalist, historian
Confessions of a Conservative, ch. 15 (1979)More about this quote: wist.info/wills-garry/41929/
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #garrywills #cognitive dissonance #deceit #hypocrisy #lying #politician #politics #selfdeception #sincerity #candor #honesty #dishonesty #inconsistency
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A quotation from Simone de Beauvoir
It’s frightening to think that you mark your children merely by being yourself.
[C’est effrayant de penser qu’on marque ses enfants rien que par ce qu’on est.]Simone de Beauvoir (1908-1986) French author, existentialist philosopher, feminist theorist
Les Belles Images, ch. 3 (1966) [tr. O’Brian (1968)]More about this quote: wist.info/beauvoir-simone-de/8…
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #simonedebeauvoir #beyourself #candor #childrearing #children #honesty #impact #parenting
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A quotation from Marcus Aurelius
A candor affected is a dagger concealed.
[ἐπιτήδευσις δὲ ἁπλότητος σκάλμη ἐστίν.]Marcus Aurelius (AD 121-180) Roman emperor (161-180), Stoic philosopher
Meditations [To Himself; Τὰ εἰς ἑαυτόν], Book 11, ch. 15 (11.15) (AD 161-180) [tr. Staniforth (1964)]More about (and translations of) this quote: wist.info/marcus-aureleus/2670…
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #marcusaurelius #attack #authenticity #candor #dagger #deception #duplicity #falsehood #honesty #insincerity #knife #lying #pretense #stiletto #straightforwardness #threat
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A quotation from Judith Martin
Dishonesty is not the only alternative to honesty. There is also the highly underrated virtue of shutting up.
Judith Martin (b. 1938) American author, journalist, etiquette expert [a.k.a. Miss Manners]
“Miss Manners,” syndicated column (2014-12-19)More about this quote: wist.info/martin-judith/80951/
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #judithmartin #missmanners #candor #dishonesty #honesty #keepquiet #rudeness #shutup #silence
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A quotation from Judith Martin
Dishonesty is not the only alternative to honesty. There is also the highly underrated virtue of shutting up.
Judith Martin (b. 1938) American author, journalist, etiquette expert [a.k.a. Miss Manners]
“Miss Manners,” syndicated column (2014-12-19)More about this quote: wist.info/martin-judith/80951/
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #judithmartin #missmanners #candor #dishonesty #honesty #keepquiet #rudeness #shutup #silence
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GWENDOLEN: On an occasion of this kind it becomes more than a moral duty to speak one’s mind. It becomes a pleasure.
Oscar Wilde (1854-1900) Irish poet, wit, dramatist
The Importance of Being Earnest, Act 2 (1895)More info about this quote: wist.info/wilde-oscar/79756/
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #oscarwilde #wilde #earnestness #truthtopower #brutalhonesty #candor #duty #plainspeaking #speakout #speakup
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A quotation from Josh Billings
To lie about a man never hurts him, but to tell the truth about him sumtimes duz.
[To lie about a man never hurts him, but to tell the truth about him sometimes does.]Josh Billings (1818-1885) American humorist, aphorist [pseud. of Henry Wheeler Shaw]
Josh Billings’ Farmer’s Allminax, 1875-10 (1875 ed.)More info about this quote: wist.info/billings-josh/78857/
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #joshbillings #candor #defamation #libel #lie #lying #revelation #secret #slander #truth #truthtelling
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A quotation from Judith Martin
“Honesty” in social life is often used as a cover for rudeness. But there is quite a difference between being candid in what you’re talking about, and people voicing their insulting opinions under the name of honesty.
Judith Martin (b. 1938) American author, journalist, etiquette expert [a.k.a. Miss Manners]
Interview (2011-08), “Q and A with Miss Manners,” by Arcynta Ali Childs, Smithsonian magazineSourcing, notes: wist.info/martin-judith/78439/
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #judithmartin #missmanners #candor #honesty #insult #offensiveness #rudeness #inconsideration
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A quotation from Judith Martin
“Honesty” in social life is often used as a cover for rudeness. But there is quite a difference between being candid in what you’re talking about, and people voicing their insulting opinions under the name of honesty.
Judith Martin (b. 1938) American author, journalist, etiquette expert [a.k.a. Miss Manners]
Interview (2011-08), “Q and A with Miss Manners,” by Arcynta Ali Childs, Smithsonian magazineSourcing, notes: wist.info/martin-judith/78439/
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #judithmartin #missmanners #candor #honesty #insult #offensiveness #rudeness #inconsideration
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A quotation from Bertrand Russell
If we were all given by magic the power to read each other’s thoughts I suppose the first effect would be that almost all friendships would be dissolved.
Bertrand Russell (1872-1970) English mathematician and philosopher
Conquest of Happiness, Part 1, ch. 8 “Persecution Mania” (1930)Sourcing, notes: wist.info/russell-bertrand/783…
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #bertrandrussell #candor #discretion #frankness #friendship #mindreading #secrets #telepathy #whitelies
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A quotation from Bertrand Russell
If we were all given by magic the power to read each other’s thoughts I suppose the first effect would be that almost all friendships would be dissolved.
Bertrand Russell (1872-1970) English mathematician and philosopher
Conquest of Happiness, Part 1, ch. 8 “Persecution Mania” (1930)Sourcing, notes: wist.info/russell-bertrand/783…
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #bertrandrussell #candor #discretion #frankness #friendship #mindreading #secrets #telepathy #whitelies
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A quotation from Bertrand Russell
If we were all given by magic the power to read each other’s thoughts I suppose the first effect would be that almost all friendships would be dissolved.
Bertrand Russell (1872-1970) English mathematician and philosopher
Conquest of Happiness, Part 1, ch. 8 “Persecution Mania” (1930)Sourcing, notes: wist.info/russell-bertrand/783…
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #bertrandrussell #candor #discretion #frankness #friendship #mindreading #secrets #telepathy #whitelies
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A quotation from Bertrand Russell
If we were all given by magic the power to read each other’s thoughts I suppose the first effect would be that almost all friendships would be dissolved.
Bertrand Russell (1872-1970) English mathematician and philosopher
Conquest of Happiness, Part 1, ch. 8 “Persecution Mania” (1930)Sourcing, notes: wist.info/russell-bertrand/783…
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #bertrandrussell #candor #discretion #frankness #friendship #mindreading #secrets #telepathy #whitelies
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Upon the subjects of which I have treated, I have spoken as I thought. I may be wrong in regard to any or all of them; but holding it a sound maxim, that it is better to be only sometimes right, than at all times wrong, so soon as I discover my opinions to be erroneous, I shall be ready to renounce them.
Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865) American lawyer, politician, US President (1861-65)
Essay (1832-03-09), “Communication to the People of Sangamo County,” Sangamo Journal (1832-03-15)Sourcing, notes: wist.info/lincoln-abraham/7253…
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #abelincoln #abrahamlincoln #belief #candor #changeofmind #fallibility #honesty #humility #opinion #selfdeprecation
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If you have a friend that will reprove your faults and foibles, consider you enjoy a blessing, which the king upon the throne cannot have.
James Burgh (1714-1775) British politician and writer
The Dignity of Human Nature, Book 1 “Of Prudence” (1754)Sourcing, notes: wist.info/burgh-james/76918/
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #candor #criticism #disapproval #fault #friend #friendship #honesty
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If you have a friend that will reprove your faults and foibles, consider you enjoy a blessing, which the king upon the throne cannot have.
James Burgh (1714-1775) British politician and writer
The Dignity of Human Nature, Book 1 “Of Prudence” (1754)Sourcing, notes: wist.info/burgh-james/76918/
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #candor #criticism #disapproval #fault #friend #friendship #honesty
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A quotation from McLaughlin, Mignon:
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It is important to our friends to believe that we are unreservedly frank with them, and important to friendship that we are not.
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https://wist.info/mclaughlin-mignon/73862/#quote #quotes #quotation #candor #dishonesty #frankness #friend #friendship #honesty #lying
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A quotation from McLaughlin, Mignon:
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It is important to our friends to believe that we are unreservedly frank with them, and important to friendship that we are not.
»Full quote, sourcing, notes:
https://wist.info/mclaughlin-mignon/73862/#quote #quotes #quotation #candor #dishonesty #frankness #friend #friendship #honesty #lying
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A quotation from McLaughlin, Mignon:
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It is important to our friends to believe that we are unreservedly frank with them, and important to friendship that we are not.
»Full quote, sourcing, notes:
https://wist.info/mclaughlin-mignon/73862/#quote #quotes #quotation #candor #dishonesty #frankness #friend #friendship #honesty #lying
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A quotation from Maurois, Andre:
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Sincerity must be used in moderation, even with our most intimate friends. To be too frank is to put into an opinion what may be simply ill temper; it is to risk losing a friend because of a poorly digested roast, a headache, a thunderstorm.
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https://wist.info/maurois-andre/71708/#quote #quotes #quotation #candor #frankness #friendship #honesty #offense #reserve #sincerity
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A quotation from Maurois, Andre:
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Sincerity must be used in moderation, even with our most intimate friends. To be too frank is to put into an opinion what may be simply ill temper; it is to risk losing a friend because of a poorly digested roast, a headache, a thunderstorm.
»Full quote, sourcing, notes:
https://wist.info/maurois-andre/71708/#quote #quotes #quotation #candor #frankness #friendship #honesty #offense #reserve #sincerity
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A quotation from Maurois, Andre:
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Sincerity must be used in moderation, even with our most intimate friends. To be too frank is to put into an opinion what may be simply ill temper; it is to risk losing a friend because of a poorly digested roast, a headache, a thunderstorm.
»Full quote, sourcing, notes:
https://wist.info/maurois-andre/71708/#quote #quotes #quotation #candor #frankness #friendship #honesty #offense #reserve #sincerity
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"We will never sell or give your email address to anyone" is the biggest non-lie lie.
They just share everything about users at demographic level. And for the right amount of money, even user-level information, only replace mail address with another unique ID. ☹️
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"We will never sell or give your email address to anyone" is the biggest non-lie lie.
They just share everything about users at demographic level. And for the right amount of money, even user-level information, only replace mail address with another unique ID. ☹️
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On hearing candor
from a Republican pol,
I go into shock.#Senryu #Poetry #TinyPoems #SmallPoems #Poets #Prompts #Prompt #WritingPrompt #Poem #AmWriting #MicroPoetry #Writing #WritingCommunity #PoetryCommunity #Politics #USPolitics