Cruel', O'Kelly laughed, 'it's cruel to tell children the truth. If anything convinces me of God's mercy, then it's his gift of making us unable to lie.

Yevgeny Zamyatin
Cruel', O'Kelly laughed, 'it's cruel to tell children the truth....
Cruel', O'Kelly laughed, 'it's cruel to tell children the truth....
Cruel', O'Kelly laughed, 'it's cruel to tell children the truth....
Cruel', O'Kelly laughed, 'it's cruel to tell children the truth....
About This Quote

When the Irishman, Thomas D'Arcy McGee, said this to British army officer William O'Kelly, he was referring to how the truth of the past had been distorted through the years. Even if it's painful or harsh, telling children the truth is still better than not telling them at all.

Source: Islanders And, The Fisher Of Men

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