To tell the truth is revolutionary.

 

To tell the truth is revolutionary.
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The first number of L'Ordine Nuovo, edited by Gramsci, appeared in 1921 with this motto of Ferdinand Lassalle on the first page. It is often misattributed to Gramsci.

 

Antonio Gramsci

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