“Truth is a matter for theologians and philosophers. Politics is not concerned with the truth but with perceptions.”
“There is no truth. There is only perception.”
“Whenever the masses seized political power, then it was happiness rather than truth and beauty that mattered.”
“Deceptions of the senses are the truths of perception.”
“The truth is helpless when up against perception”
“If you expect to succeed as a writer, rudeness should be the second-to-least of your concerns. The least of all should be polite society and what it expects. If you intend to write as truthfully as you can, your days as a member of polite society are numbered, anyway.”