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June 8, 2023
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“Tread on those who tread on you”

Marvin Heemeyer (1951-2004) had a dispute with the town of Granby, Colorado, and he didn't see any way that it was being resolved. He bought a bulldozer (dubbed the "Killdozer") and…

July 5, 2022
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“Treason is the reason for the season” (Independence Day)

"Treason is the reason for the season" is an Independence Day saying that has been printed on many images. The rhymed saying is related to a popular Christmas saying, “Jesus is the…

January 12, 2011
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“Trouble is only opportunity in work clothes”

Henry J. Kaiser (1882-1967) was an American industrialist who founded the companies Kaiser Aluminum and Kaiser Steel and the healthcare organization Kaiser Permanente. The columnist Drew Pearson…

October 14, 2021
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“True medicine comes from the earth, not from a lab”

"Real/True medicine comes from the earth. not from a lab" is a saying that has been printed on many images. "REAL medicine comes from the earth. From the rainforests ... And herbs…

September 1, 2013
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“True terror is waking one morning and discovering your high school class running the country”

"True terror is to wake up one morning and discover that your high school class is running the country" is a quotation that has been credited to American author Kurt Vonnegut (1922-2007).…

March 28, 2022
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“True words are not always pretty, and pretty words are not always true”

"Pretty words are not always true, and true words are not always pretty" (or "True words are not always pretty, and pretty words are not always true") is a saying that has been…

October 20, 2013
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“Trust is good, control is better”

Entry in progress -- B.P. Google BooksQuestions, Answers, Questions; From the Biography of a German MarxistBy Robert HavemannGarden City, NY: Doubleday1972Pg. 51:Lenin is supposed to have said:…

May 19, 2013
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“Trust is hard to earn and easy to lose”

"Trust is hard to earn/win and easy to lose" is a popular aphorism that doesn't appear to have any particular author. "Trust is one of those things that's hard to get and…

June 3, 2017
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“Trust is like an eraser— it gets smaller and smaller after every mistake”

"Trust is like an eraser, it gets smaller and smaller after every mistake" is a one-line saying about trust that has been printed on many images. The saying was posted on Twitter on March…

November 25, 2013
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“Trust is like virginity—once you lose it, it’s lost forever”

"Trust is like virginity -- once you lose it, it's lost forever" is a popular saying in politics. "Credibility is like virginity; once you've lost it, it's gone"…

March 10, 2021
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“Trust the government, said no founding father, ever”

"Trust the government, said no founding father, ever" and "We must never question the government, said no founding father, ever" are sayings that have been printed on many…

April 20, 2021
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“Trusting Bill Gates with your health is like trusting Jeffrey Epstein with your daughter”

American business magnate Bill Gates played a leading role in the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic efforts to vaccinate the world's population. Many people did not trust Gates, and he was…

March 15, 2011
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“Truth has no agenda”

"Truth has no agenda" is a phrase often used by conservative radio and television host Glenn Beck; Beck's website began selling T-shirts with the phrase in February 2011. The saying…

September 14, 2011
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“Truth has no expiration date” (“Truth never perishes”)

“The Truth Has No Expiration Date” is the title of a short Internet video on September 14, 2011. The video discusses "9-11 Truth" on the tenth anniversary of the attacks of September…

April 11, 2019
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“Truth is authority. Authority is not truth”

Women's rights activist and social reformer Lucretia Mott (1793-1880) wrote in an undated letter that was printed in 1853: "I received every encouragement from those in authority, until…

September 8, 2019
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“Truth is the new hate speech”

"Truth is the new hate speech" is a political saying that has been printed on many images. The article "ATLAS BLOCKED: TRUTH IS THE NEW HATE SPEECH" was published on the blog…

August 15, 2011
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“Truth is treason in the empire of lies”

"Truth is treason in the empire of lies" was written by Ron Paul, a candidate for the 2008 Republican presidential nomination, in his book, The Revolution: A Manifesto (2008). The saying…

February 28, 2020
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“Truth sounds like hate to those who hate the truth”

"Truth sounds like hate to those who hate (the) truth" is a saying that has been printed on many images. Authorship is unknown. "Overheard: To those who hate the truth, the truth…

February 28, 2020
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“Truth sounds like hate to those who hate truth”

"Truth sounds like hate to those who hate (the) truth" is a saying that has been printed on many images. Authorship is unknown. "Overheard: To those who hate the truth, the truth…

March 22, 2024
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“Trying to help people understand what’s going on right now is like going back into a burning building…”

The following post about "what's going on" was posted on X/Twitter by Manda on February 10, 2021: "Trying to help people understand what's going on right now is like going…

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