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Representation of the world, like the world itself, is the work of men they describe it from their own point of view, which they confuse with the absolute truth. – Simone de Beauvoir

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Any person seasoned with a just sense of the imperfections of natural reason, will fly to revealed truth with the greatest avidity. – David Hume

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It may not always be easy, convenient, or politically correct to stand for truth and right, but it is the right thing to do. Always. – M. Russell Ballard

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I never gave anybody hell! I just told the truth and they thought it was hell. – Harry S. Truman

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The world is indeed a mixture of truth and make-believe. Discard the make-believe and take the truth. – Ramakrishna

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