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1. Which famous 20th-century Briton is quoted as saying "Men occasionally stumble over the truth, but most of them pick themselves up and hurry off as if nothing ever happened."
2. Which witty 19th-century Irish poet and writer said "A thing is not necessarily true because a man dies for it."?
3. Which 20th-century English novelist, journalist and critic wrote: "In a time of deceit telling the truth is a revolutionary act"?
4. Which Spanish Cubist artist said "Art is the lie that enables us to realize the truth."
5. Which American author, 1835-1910, said "If you tell the truth, you don't have to remember anything."?
6. Which 1960s potty-mouthed comedian said "The reason I talk to myself is because I'm the only one whose answers I accept."?
7. Which "enlightened" French writer and philosopher, best known by a nom de plume, wrote "Love truth, but pardon error."?
8. Which peaceful leader of their country's independence movement wrote "When I despair, I remember that all through history the way of truth and love have always won. There have been tyrants and murderers, and for a time, they can seem invincible, but in the end, they always fall. Think of it--always."?
9. Which American founding father wrote "It is better to offer no excuse than a bad one."?
10. Which English painter and poet penned "A truth that's told with bad intent / Beats all the lies you can invent."?
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