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Truth Is

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Michel Foucault
Michel Foucault Philosopher, Social Theorist

"'Truth' is to be understood as a system of ordered procedures for the production, regulation, distribution, circulation and operation of statements. 'Truth' is linked in a circular relation with systems of power which produce and sustain it, and to effects of power which it induces and which extend it. A 'regime' of truth."

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Blaise Pascal Mathematician, Physicist, Philosopher
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"Truth is so obscure in these times, and falsehood so established, that, unless we love the truth, we cannot know it."

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C. S. Lewis Writer, Scholar
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"We must stop regarding unpleasant or unexpected things as interruptions of real life. The truth is that interruptions are real life."

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Jentezen Franklin Pastor, Author
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"The truth is, sometimes you have to get left before you can get right. Sometimes God will take you left on your journey to get you right, to do a work in you that will prepare you for what He has for you."

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Fyodor Dostoevsky Novelist, Philosopher
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"My friend, the truth is always implausible, did you know that? To make the truth more plausible, it's absolutely necessary to mix a bit of falsehood with it. People have always done so."

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Mao Zedong Politician, Revolutionary
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"Communists must be ready at all times to stand up for the truth, because truth is in the interests of the people; Communists must be ready at all times to correct their mistakes, because mistakes are against the interests of the people."

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C. S. Lewis Writer, Scholar
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"The great thing, if one can, is to stop regarding all the unpleasant things as interruptions of one's 'own,' or 'real' life. The truth is of course that what one calls the interruptions are precisely one's real life -- the life God is sending one day by day."

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Martin Luther King, Jr. Civil Rights Leader
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"Truth is not to be found either in traditional capitalism or in Marxism. Each represents a partial truth. Historically, capitalism failed to discern the truth in collective enterprise and Marxism failed to see the truth in individual enterprise."

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Gabrielle Bernstein Author, Speaker
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"The truth is that fear cannot coexist with love. Therefore, we must learn how to dissolve all boundaries with love by taking responsibility for our own energy. In doing so, we'll raise the energy around us."

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