“Yet it was part of being an American that, once you got started, you felt impelled to tell all the people all the truth all the time.”

"To Be a Pilgrim"
Birds of America (1971)

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American writer 1912–1989

Kim Edwards book The Memory Keeper's Daughter

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“You need not tell all the truth, unless to those who have a right to know it all. But let all you tell be truth.”

James Burgh (1714–1775) British politician

The Dignity of Human Nature (1754)

“You need not tell all the truth, unless to those who have a right to know it all, but let all you tell be truth.”

Horace Mann (1796–1859) American politician

James Burgh, in The Dignity of Human Nature (1754)
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“The time has come to stop telling the American people only what they want them to hear, and start talking frankly about the sacrifices we must all make.”

John B. Anderson (1922–2017) American politician

As quoted in “Anderson Offers Barter: Ideas for Votes” by Bernard Weinraub, in The New York Times (12 March 1980)

“Love is being honest with yourself at all times
being honest with the other person at all times
telling, listening, respecting the truth
and never pretending
Love is the source of reality”

Susan Polis Schutz (1944) American poet

“No… the real American has not yet arrived. He is only in the Crucible, I tell you—he will be the fusion of all races, perhaps the coming superman.”

Israel Zangwill The Melting Pot

The Melting Pot, act 1.

“Serious business people would never get elected in Ireland. You don't get elected in this country if you run around and tell people the truth. You've got to run round and lie to them about 'it will be all right on the night' and then they'll vote for you.”

Michael O'Leary (businessman) (1961) businessman, CEO of Ryanair

Newsnight Interview (February 24, 2011)

“You've got to be kidding me, you're doing great. The country's really proud of the team. A lot of people that didn't know anything about soccer, like me, are all excited and pulling for you. Absolutely. Well, I appreciate it. I just got off the phone a little earlier with the president of Mexico. I was gracious. I hadn't declared victory yet, but I felt pretty confident. Yeah, well God bless you all. Tell the team how proud we are. Alright, well give it all you got. I know you will. God bless you and I look forward to a great victory.”

George W. Bush (1946) 43rd President of the United States

Telephone call with https://listenonrepeat.com/watch?v=-hzbmDRsgxg Bruce Arena (June 16, 2002) <br class="br">2000s, 2002

“All the geniuses I ever met were so just part of the time. To qualify, you only have to be great once, you know. Once when it matters.”

Lois McMaster Bujold book Komarr

Source: Komarr

“This is the part where I tell you guys that my first car was a Corvette that I got for, like, half price or something and you all hate me forever.”

Brian Clevinger (1978) writer

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“Yet it was part of being an American that, once you got started, you felt impelled to tell all the people all the truth all the time.”

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