| Chapter # | Sentence # | Quote |
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| 35 | 37 | Politics is not the arbiter of truth; it may be the arbiter of comfort, View more quotes about safety">safety, conformity, and success, but it is not the arbiter of truth; the arbiter of truth is the world and nature; they have the last say in these matters. |
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| 35 | 34 | Some truths are hard and cold, and sharp, and if one touches them one might cut oneself and bleed. |
| 35 | 35 | Some truths are like dark stones which do little more that exist unnoticed; others are green with the glow of life, like moist grass rustling in the morning sun; some truths are like frowns; and some are like smiles. |
| 35 | 36 | Some are friendly; others are hostile; and, in both cases, their nature is just what it is, not what they may be said to be. |
| 35 | 37 | Politics is not the arbiter of truth; it may be the arbiter of comfort, safety, conformity, and success, but it is not the arbiter of truth; the arbiter of truth is the world and nature; they have the last say in these matters. |
| 35 | 38 | Many may wish it were not the case; and many will pretend it is not the case; but it is, for better or for worse, the case. |
| 35 | 39 | Truth does not care whether it is believed or not; similarly, stone walls and cliffs do not care whether they are noted or not; so then let us leave it to the individual to do as he thinks best. |
| 35 | 40 | Truth, the stone wall, the cliff, are not enemies; but they are real. |