Sam Rayburn (1882–1961) lawmaker from Bonham, Texas
W. B. Ragsdale, "An Old Friend Writes of Rayburn", in U.S. News & World Report (October 23, 1961), p. 72.
“The truth is not simply what you think it is; it is also the circumstances in which it is said, and to whom, why, and how it is said.”
— Václav Havel, book Disturbing the Peace
Source: Disturbing the Peace (1986), Ch. 2 : Writing for the Stage, p. 67
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