Turkish Proverb Quotes


He who speaks the truth must keep one foot in the stirrup.


Context

The danger of speaking truth to power is a subject of proverbs in many cultures. The person with one foot in the stirrup of a horse can get away very quickly as speaking truth often results in one being attacked.


Citations

Turkish Proverb, Quoted by Mark Shields, PBS The Evening News, May 29, 2015

Sourced by: Eigen's Political and Historical Quotations

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