Karl Barth Quotes
Man can certainly keep on lying (and does so), but he cannot make truth falsehood.
Barth, Karl. Church Dogmatics, Volume II: The Doctrine of God, Part 2. Edited by G. W. Bromiley and T. F. Torrance, T. & T. Clark, 1957, p. 316.
This is one of the proverbs of King Solomon of the Jews, son of King David. This quotation urges a leader to avoid advisors and appointees who do not tell the truth.
Karl Barth (/bɑːrt, bɑːrθ/; German: [bart]; 10 December 1968) was a Swiss Reformed theologian who is most well known for his landmark commentary The Epistle to the Romans (1921), his involvement in the Confessing Church, and authorship of the Barmen Declaration, and especially his unfinished five-volume theological summa the Church Dogmatics (published in twelve part-volumes between 1932–1967). Barth's influence expanded well beyond the academic realm to mainstream culture, leading him to be featured on the cover of Time on 20 April 1962.
