Quote#Truth
Might the simple maxim, that honesty is the best policy be laid to…
Quote byMargaret Fuller · 1810–1850
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Summer On The Lakes, in 1843 (1844).
English (original)
Might the simple maxim, that honesty is the best policy be laid to heart! Might a sense of the true aims of life elevate the tone of politics and trade, till public and private honor become identical!
— Margaret Fuller
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