Quote#Truth
Every Gag I tell must be based on truth. No matter how much I may…
Quote byWill Rogers · 1879–1935
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: The Illiterate Digest (1924), "Politics Getting Ready to Jell".
English (original)
Every Gag I tell must be based on truth. No matter how much I may exaggerate it, it must have a certain amount of Truth. ... Now Rumor travels Faster, but it don't stay put as long as Truth.
— Will Rogers
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