You need not tell all the truth, unless to those who have a… - James Burgh

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You need not tell all the truth, unless to those who have a right to know it all. But let all you tell be truth.

James Burgh

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James Burgh (1714–1775) was a British Whig politician whose book Political Disquisitions set out an early case for free speech and universal suffrage.

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Learning is like bank-notes: prudence and good behaviour are like silver, useful upon all occasions.

If you would have a right to account of things from illiterate people, let them tell their story in their own way; if you put them upon talking according to logical rules, you will confound them.

If you have a friend that will reprove your faults and foibles, consider you enjoy a blessing which the king upon the throne cannot have.

You need not tell all the truth, unless to those who have a right to know it all. But let all you tell be truth. - James Burgh

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