The truth which makes men free is for the most part the truth which men prefer not to hear.

Herbert Agar

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Truth hurts Truth Willful ignorance Freedom

Author

Herbert Agar

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A Time for Greatness

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Irony

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English

Time

1942 1940s 20th century

Occupation

Historian Journalist Writer

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United States

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Agar, Herbert. A Time for Greatness. Little, Brown and Company, 1942.

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1942 1940s 20th century
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Hand, Learned. "The Contribution of an Independent Judiciary to Civilization." 250th Anniversary of the Founding of the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts. 21 Nov. 1942, Boston, MA, USA.

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