Above all, I would teach him to tell the truth Truth-telling, I have found, is the key to responsible citizenship. The thousands of criminals I have seen in 40 years of law enforcement have had one thing in common: Every single one was a liar.

Whatever satisfies the soul is truth.

The truth of things is the chief nutriment of superior intellects.

Fiction is the truth inside the lie.

Half a truth is better than no politics.