This is the West, sir. When the legend becomes fact, print the legend.

The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance

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Topic

American West Truth vs. fiction Truth Journalism Media Media criticism

Speaker

Maxwell Scott

Actor

Carleton Young

Source

The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance

Medium

Film

Genre

Western (film) Western

Language

English

Time

1962 1960s 20th century

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Citation

The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance. Directed by John Ford, John Ford Productions, 1962.

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Man appears to be the missing link between anthropoid apes and human beings.

Konrad Lorenz

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Topic
Man and animals
Speaker
Konrad Lorenz
Language
English
Time
1965 1960s 20th century
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Citation

Lorenz, Konrad. Quoted in New York Times Magazine. 11 Apr. 1965.

Another quote about Truth

We know the truth, not only by the reason, but by the heart.

Blaise Pascal

Pensées

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Knowing the truth Truth Limits of reason Intuition

Author

Blaise Pascal
Source
Pensées
Medium
Epigram
Genre
Philosophical literature
Language
French
Time
1670 1670s 17th century
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Original Citation

Pascal, Blaise. Pensées [Thoughts]. Paris: Chez G. Desprez, 1670, no. 1.

Current Citation

Pascal, Blaise. "Pensées." Pensées and Other Writings, edited by Anthony Levi, translated by Honor Levi. Oxford University Press, 2008, no. 1.