Truth Quote by Timothy Snyder — Inspiring Words on Life, Love & Wisdom

“Believe in truth. To abandon facts is to abandon freedom. If nothing is true, then no one can criticize power, because there is no basis upon which to do so. If nothing is true, then all is spectacle. The biggest wallet pays for the most blinding lights.”

“The poet Czesław Miłosz wrote in 1953 that 'only in the middle of the twentieth century did the inhabitants of many European countries come to understand, usually by way of suffering, that complex and difficult philosophy books have a direct influence on their fate.”

“For the reporters, the heroes of our time”

“Communication among citizens depends upon equality. At the same time, equality cannot be achieved without facts.”

“You submit to tyranny when you renounce the difference between what you want to hear and what is actually the case. This renunciation of reality can feel natural and pleasant, but the result is your demise as an individual—and thus the collapse of any political system that depends upon individualism.”

“Knowledge is in the end based on acknowledgement.”

“Of course I can cook. I'm an adult. Feeding myself is part of the deal.”

“Sometimes playing stupid opens your eyes to the truth.”

“To tell the truth is very difficult, and young people are rarely capable of it.”

“Smartass Disciple: Master, you keep preaching the truth. They don't listen.”

“If I don't eat junk, I don't gain weight.”