The Consequence of Lies Hannah Arendt

If everybody always lies to you, the consequence is not that you believe the lies, but rather that nobody believes anything any longer. … And a people that no longer can believe anything cannot make up its mind. It is deprived not only of its capacity to act but also of its capacity to think and to judge. And with such a people you can then do … | Hannah Arendt Continue reading The Consequence of Lies Hannah Arendt

There Is Beauty in Truth, Even If It’s Painful José Harris

There is beauty in truth, even if it’s painful. Those who lie, twist life so that it looks tasty to the lazy, brilliant to the ignorant, and powerful to the weak. But lies only strengthen our defects. They don’t teach anything, help anything, fix anything or cure anything. Nor do they develop one’s character, one’s mind, one’s heart or one’s soul. | José N. Harris Continue reading There Is Beauty in Truth, Even If It’s Painful José Harris