Abraham Lincoln
Political Leader
"Truth is generally the best vindication against slander"
Libel quotes
Libel
14 quotes on this topic — from poets, philosophers, and thinkers across history.
Mark Russell
Political Satirist
"If you call your opponent a politician, it's grounds for libel."
Mahatma Gandhi
Political Leader
"Who can make a more effective appeal to the heart than woman?"
Gilbert K. Chesterton
Writer, Journalist
"A man is angry at a libel because it is false, but at a satire because it is true."
Percy Bysshe Shelley
Poet
"Titles are tinsel, power a corrupter, glorya bubble, and excessive wealth a libel on its possessor."
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"There isn't any way to libel the human race."
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