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Facts have a cruel way of substituting themselves for fancies. There is nothing more remorseless, just as there is nothing more helpful, than truth.
Redfield, William C.
Source: WILLIAM C. REDFIELD, secretary of commerce, address at Case School, Cleveland, Ohio, May 27, 1915.Ashley H. Thorndike, Modern Eloquence, vol. 7, p. 392 . · This quote is tagged Facts · Search on Google Books to find all references and sources for this quotation.
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Facts have a cruel way of substituting themselves for fancies. There is nothing more remorseless, just as there is nothing more helpful, than truth.