Pontius Pilate (-12–38 BC) was the fifth Prefect of the Roman province of Judaea, from AD 26–36
“What is truth?” retorted Pilate.
John 18:37-38 NIV
“Everyone wishes to have truth on his side, but not everyone wishes to be on the side of the truth. ”
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