Thomas Jefferson Truth Quotes

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What did Thomas Jefferson say about Truth?

Thomas Jefferson has written many quotes about Truth. E.g.,

  • It is error alone which needs the support of government. Truth can stand by itself.
  • There is not a truth existing which I fear... or would wish unknown to the whole world.
  • In truth, politeness is artificial good humor, it covers the natural want of it, and ends by rendering habitual a substitute nearly equivalent to the real virtue.

What are the top most famous Truth quotes by Thomas Jefferson?

Here are the top most famous quotes about Truth by Thomas Jefferson.

  • It is error alone which needs the support of government. Truth can stand by itself.
  • There is not a truth existing which I fear... or would wish unknown to the whole world.
  • In truth, politeness is artificial good humor, it covers the natural want of it, and ends by rendering habitual a substitute nearly equivalent to the real virtue.
  • He who knows nothing is closer to the truth than he whose mind is filled with falsehoods and errors.
  • I was bold in the pursuit of knowledge, never fearing to follow truth and reason to whatever results they led, and bearding every authority which stood in their way.
  • Truth is certainly a branch of morality and a very important one to society.
  • Ignorance is preferable to error, and he is less remote from the truth who believes nothing than he who believes what is wrong.