The phrase "Speak Truth to Power" comes from a 1950's American Friends Service Committee (Quaker) pamphlet.
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Assuming that site is correct, unless Professor Hennessy was quite precocious, he didn't originate the phrase, though he may have helped popularize it and may have added the "unto".
The phrase "to speak truth unto power" has long been associated with the British Civil Service. To be able to "speak truth unto power" (i.e. give honest and objective advice to ministers) has always been seen as something that all impartial civil servants should be able to do.
The phrase is particularly associated with the eminent historian and academic Professor Peter Hennessy of Queen Mary College London. It is a phrase he has used on many occasions during his distinguished career as a "Whitehall Watcher".
One of the disadvantages of using truth tables is
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Truth value
The answer depends on "compared to what"?
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Some common phrases using the word speak are: on (or not on) speaking terms with someone; speak English, speak ill of someone; speak ill of the dead; speak in rhymes; speak no good of someone; speak of the dead; speak no evil; speak out; speak softly and carry a big stick; speak the truth; speak truth to power; speak to me; speak up; think before you speak
The Latin phrase 'In vino veritas' literally means 'in wine the truth'. It means that when people are drunk they may say things that they would otherwise not have said.
Stretching the truth is the full expression. It means you're not exactly lying, but you're not telling the whole truth, either.
"Speak the truth" is often used to emphasize the act of verbalizing the truth, while "tell the truth" is more general and can refer to both speaking and non-verbal ways of expressing the truth. Saying "speak the truth" highlights the importance of openly communicating truthfully.
According to Hindu belief system it is a sin not to speak truth. Truth is also known as (satyam)
The Power of Truth was created in 1902.
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In Irish speak the truth is "inis an fhírinne"
The noun in the sentence is truth.
The Igbo word for "truth" of the Western African origin is ezi okwu.
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