Tag: Thomas Jefferson

In truth, politeness is artificial good humor, it covers the natural want of it, and ends by rendering habitual a substitute nearly equivalent to the real virtue.

There is not a truth existing which I fear… or would wish unknown to the whole world.

Truth is certainly a branch of morality and a very important one to society.

I was bold in the pursuit of knowledge, never fearing to follow truth and reason to whatever results they led, and bearding every authority which stood in their way.

Ignorance is preferable to error, and he is less remote from the truth who believes nothing than he who believes what is wrong.

It is error alone which needs the support of government. Truth can stand by itself.

He who knows nothing is closer to the truth than he whose mind is filled with falsehoods and errors.