We live in a world of humbug, and the child brought up without humbug is bound to despise much that is commonly thought to deserve respect. … Truthfulness is something of a handicap in a hypo-critical society, but the handicap is more than out-weighed by the advantages of fearlessness, without which no one can be truthful.
Source: On Education, especially in early childhood, 1926, Pt. 2： Education of character, chap. 8: Truthfulness
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