"For the great enemy of truth is very often not the lie -- delib...

"For the great enemy of truth is very often not the lie -- deliberate, contrived and dishonest -- but the myth -- persistent, persuasive, and unrealistic.... ..

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"For the great enemy of truth is very often not the lie -- deliberate, contrived and dishonest -- but the myth -- persistent, persuasive, and unrealistic. Too often we hold fast to the clichés of our forebears. We subject all facts to a prefabricated set of interpretations. We enjoy the comfort of opinion without the discomfort of thought."

Excerpt from Yale University Commencement Address delivered 11 June 1962, New Haven, Connecticut by President John F Kennedy. Read more