"Truth is tough. It will not break, like a bubble, at the touch, nay, you may kick it about all day like a football, and it will be round and full at evening"
- Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr.
About this Quote
This quote implies that the truth is resilient as well as can not quickly be damaged or disproven. Even if individuals attempt to reject or manipulate it, the truth will stay unmodified and strong. It might be kicked around and wondered about, but in the end, it will certainly still hold true.
"Americans rightly asked, if this is the way our government responds to a natural disaster it knew about days in advance, how would it respond to a surprise terrorist attack? How would it respond to an earthquake?"