“Dare to be true. Nothing can need a lie: A fault, which needs it most, grows two thereby.” George Herbert, [1593-1633] Welsh-born English poet, orator and Anglican priest. Source: The Temple (1633), The Church Porch, Lines 77-78. Source Reference George Herbert Quote

“The life of the nation is secure only while the nation is honest, truthful, and virtuous.” Frederick Douglass, [Frederick Baily] (1818-1895), escaped slave, Abolitionist, author, editor of the North Star and later the New National Era. Source Reference Frederick Douglass Quote

“It is better to be hated for what you are than to be loved for what you are not.” Andre Gide, (1869-1951) French writer. Source Reference Andre Gide Quote

“If everyone were clothed with integrity, if every heart were just, frank, kindly, the other virtues would be well-nigh useless, since their chief purpose is to make us bear with patience the injustice of our fellows.” Molière, [Jean-Baptiste Poquelin] (1622-1673) French playwright Source Reference Molière…

“Mastering others is strength. Mastering yourself is true power.” Lao-Tzu, [Li Erh] (570-490 BC) ‘Old Sage’, Father of Taoism. Source Reference Lao-Tzu Quote

“The highest reward for man’s toil is not what he gets for it, but what he becomes by it.” John Ruskin, (1819-1900) British author, artist, social critic. Source Reference John Ruskin Quote

“Any time we deny any citizen the full exercise of his constitutional rights, we are weakening our own claim to them.” Dwight D. Eisenhower, (1890-1969), 34th US President, WWII General. Source: Reader’s Digest, December 1963. Source Reference Dwight D. Eisenhower Quote

“Tolerance implies a respect for another person, not because he is wrong or even because he is right, but because he is human.” John Cogley, Source: Commonwealth, 24 April 1959. Source Reference John Cogley Quote

“Nothing astonishes men so much as common sense and plain dealing.” Ralph Waldo Emerson, (1803-1882) American essayist, lecturer, and poet. Source: Essays, 1841. Source Reference Ralph Waldo Emerson Quote

“It is discouraging to think how many people are shocked by honesty and how few by deceit.” Noel Coward, (1899-1973) British playwright Source Reference Noel Coward Quote

“Take care that no one hates you justly.” Publilius Syrus, Latin writer of maxims, in the 1st century BCE. Source Reference Publilius Syrus Quote

“Today in the United States, the corporate – or ‘mainstream’ – press is massively consolidated. And it has become remarkably monolithic in viewpoint, at the same time that an increasing number of journalists see themselves less as objective reporters of…