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Edward R. Murrow on Truth

1908–1965

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All I can hope to teach my son is to tell the truth and fear no man.

Speech to his staff (1954)

American traditions and the American ethic require us to be truthful, but the most important reason is that truth is the best propaganda and lies are the worst. To be persuasive we must be believable; to be believable we must be credible; to be credible we must be truthful. It is as simple as that.

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Edward R. Murrow (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.