A fact in itself is nothing. It is valuable only for the idea attached to it, or for the proof read more

A fact in itself is nothing. It is valuable only for the idea attached to it, or for the proof which it furnishes.

Comment is free but facts are sacred.

Comment is free but facts are sacred.

It is easier to believe a lie that one has heard a thousand times than to believe a fact that read more

It is easier to believe a lie that one has heard a thousand times than to believe a fact that no one has heard before

There's a world of difference between truth and facts. Facts can obscure the truth.

There's a world of difference between truth and facts. Facts can obscure the truth.

A world of facts lies outside and beyond the world of words.

A world of facts lies outside and beyond the world of words.

Get your facts first, and then you can distort them as much as you please.

Get your facts first, and then you can distort them as much as you please.

If you get all the facts, your judgment can be right; if you don't get all the facts, it can't read more

If you get all the facts, your judgment can be right; if you don't get all the facts, it can't be right.

I often wish ... that I could rid the world of the tyranny of facts. What are facts but compromises? read more

I often wish ... that I could rid the world of the tyranny of facts. What are facts but compromises? A fact merely marks the point where we have agreed to let investigation cease.

Get the facts, or the facts will get you. And when you get 'em, get 'em right, or they will read more

Get the facts, or the facts will get you. And when you get 'em, get 'em right, or they will get you wrong.