Roger Williams Quotes

There is nothing so inconvenient in this world as an absolutely truthful person, who can both speak and write, and has the courage of his convictions. One can always arrange matters with liars ... But with the man or woman who holds truth dearer than life, and honor more valuable than advancement, there is nothing to be done, now that governments cannot insist on the hemlock-cure, as in the case of Socrates.

I cannot surrender my principles, though the whole world besides should vote them down - I can make no compromise between truth and error, even though my life be the alternative.

I will never say something I don't agree with or believe in... even if the reward is massive!

Man has his being in truth--if he sacrifices truth he sacrifices himself. Whoever betrays truth betrays himself. It is not a question of lying--but of acting against one's conviction.

The man who boasts that he habitually tells the truth is simply a man with no respect for it. It is not a thing to be thrown about loosely, like small change; it is something to be cherished and hoarded and disbursed only when absolutely necessary. The smallest atom of truth represents some man's bitter toil and agony; for every ponderable chunk of it there is a brave truth-seeker's grave upon some lonely ash-dump and a soul roasting in Hell.

Speak nothing but the truth, and you'll soon be considered dangerous.

I stand for truth. Truth will never ally itself with falsehood. Even if all the world should be against me, Truth must prevail in the end.

Courage doesn't always involve physical heroism in the face of death. It doesn't always require giant leaps worthy of celebration. Sometimes, courage is the willingness to speak the truth about what you see and to own what you say.

Stand up for Truth regardless of who steps on it.

Tell the truth boldly, whether it hurts or not. Never pander to weakness. If truth is too much for intelligent people and sweeps them away, let them go; the sooner the better.

Standing for truth is everything. Truth is power. Don't ever forget that.

A man that puts himself on the ground of moral principle, if the whole world be against him, is mightier than all of them.

We want deeper sincerity of motive, a greater courage in speech and earnestness in action.

Being entirely honest with oneself is a good exercise.

I'm someone who believes the truth needs to be heard. And if I'm empowered with the truth, I'm not going to shut up.

In morals, truth is but little prized when it is a mere sentiment, and only attains its full value when realized in the world as fact.

He who sees the truth, let him proclaim it, without asking who is for it or who is against it.

Let none of us delude himself by supposing that honesty is always the best policy. It is not.

But one of the things I learned is that when you fight for something you believe in and you tell the truth and you do your best, you can always hold your head up high and no one can take that away from you.

I pray to God that I shall not live one hour after I have thought of using deception.

A 'No' uttered from the deepest conviction is better than a 'Yes' merely uttered to please, or worse, to avoid trouble.

I can't write what I don't believe in.

One of the truest tests of integrity is its blunt refusal to be compromised.

It could achieve a lot if everyone in Burma could stop saying something is good if it is not good, or say something is just if it is not just.

A taste for truth at any cost is a passion which spares nothing.