The truth isn't always beauty, but the hunger for it is.

Nadine Gordimer

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Topic

Seeking the truth Nature of truth Truth

Author

Nadine Gordimer

Source

A Bolter and the Invincible Summer

Medium

Short story

Language

English

Time

1963 1960s 20th century

Occupation

Writer

From

South Africa Africa

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Citation

Gordimer, Nadine. "Leaving School—II." London Magazine, May 1963.

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All free men, wherever they may live, are citizens of Berlin, and, therefore, as a free man, I take pride in the words "Ich bin ein Berliner!"

John F. Kennedy

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Topic
Cold War
Speaker
John F. Kennedy
Medium
Speech
Genre
Political speech
Language
English
Time
1963 1960s 20th century
Authentication Score 3
Citation

Kennedy, John F. "Ich bin ein Berliner." 26 June 1963, Rathaus Schöneberg, Berlin, Germany.

Another quote about Truth

Truth is the most valuable thing we have. Let us economize it.

Mark Twain

Following the Equator: A Journey Around the World

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Topic
Truth

Author

Mark Twain
Source
Following the Equator: A Journey Around the World
Genre
Travel writing
Statement Type
Joke
Language
English
Time
1897 1890s 19th century
Authentication Score 2
Original Citation

Twain, Mark. Following the Equator: A Journey Around the World. Hartford: American Publishing Company, 1897, ch. 7.

Current Citation

Twain, Mark. "Following the Equator." Mark Twain: A Tramp Abroad, Following the Equator, Other Travels, edited by Roy Blount Jr. Library of America, 2010, ch. 7.