“The true use of speech is not so much to express our wants as to conceal them.”
No. 3 (Oct. 20, 1759).
The Bee (1759)
Help us to complete the source, original and additional information
Oliver Goldsmith 134
Irish physician and writer 1728–1774Related quotes
Ils ne se servent de la pensée que pour autoriser leurs injustices, et n'emploient les paroles que pour déguiser leurs pensées.
Dialogue xiv, Le Chapon et la Poularde (l763); reported in Bartlett's Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. (1919)
Citas
Book III, Ch. 7. Of the Inconveniences of Greatness
Essais (1595), Bartlett's Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. (1919)
Page 14.
A Grammar of the English Language (1818)
Source: Winter Rose (1996), Chapter 23, p. 242.
From an op-Ed in the Guardian newspaper by Jay Leiderman 22 January 2013 http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2013/jan/22/paypal-wikileaks-protesters-ddos-free-speech
Variant: Our best and brightest should be encouraged to find new methods of expression; direct action in protest must not stifled. The dawning of the digital age should be seen as an opportunity to expand our knowledge, and to collectively enhance our communication. Government should have the greatest interest in promoting speech – especially unpopular speech. The government should never be used to suppress new and creative – not to mention, effective – methods of speech and expression
"The Prime of Miss Kitty MacKinnon" http://susiebright.blogs.com/Old_Static_Site_Files/Prime_Of_Kitty_MacKinnon.pdf, by Susie Bright, East Bay Express, October 1993.
“The Phaedrus and the Nature of Rhetoric,” p. 22.
The Ethics of Rhetoric (1953)
“The reality is, we don’t want our kids to be smart. We want them to be like us. Only more so.”
Source: Academy Series - Priscilla "Hutch" Hutchins, Odyssey (2006), Chapter 4 (p. 37)