Facts

From Conservapedia

A fact is a true statement, against which one cannot rationally argue. This differs from an opinion, which is a statement based on a personally held belief and cannot be objectively proven.

John Adams wrote: "Facts are stubborn things; and whatever may be our wishes, our inclinations, or the dictates of our passion, they cannot alter the state of facts and evidence." ^[1]

"The pure and simple truth is rarely pure and never simple." -- Oscar Wilde

"First get your facts; then you can distort them at your leisure." -- Mark Twain [1]

"We all know the facts have a liberal bias." -- Stephen Colbert

Notes

1. ↑ John Adams, 'Argument in Defense of the Soldiers in the Boston Massacre Trials,' December 1770 The Quotations Page