Facts are stubborn things

Facts are stubborn things
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  • Facts are stubborn things — ; and whatever may be our wishes, our inclinations, or the dictates of our passions, they cannot alter the state of facts and evidence. John Adams, while defending soldiers accused of the Boston Massacre Nolo’s Plain English Law Dictionary.… …   Law dictionary

  • facts are stubborn things — 1732 E. BUDGELL Liberty & Progress ii. Plain matters of fact are terrible stubborn things. 1749 J. ELIOT Continuation of Essay on Field Husbandry 20 Facts are stubborn things. 1866 BLACKMORE Cradock Nowell III. vi. Facts, however, are stubborn… …   Proverbs new dictionary

  • stubborn — 01. He knew he was wrong, but he was simply too [stubborn] to admit it. 02. My boss is so [stubborn]. Once he gets an idea in his head, there s just no changing his mind. 03. The policeman [stubbornly] refused to reduce my speeding ticket to a… …   Grammatical examples in English

  • stubborn — see facts are stubborn things …   Proverbs new dictionary

  • Oxford Dictionary of Proverbs, Thematic Index — absence absence makes the heart grow fonder he who is absent is always in the wrong the best of friends must part blue are the hills that are far away distance lends enchantment to the view out of sight, out of mind …   Proverbs new dictionary

  • John Adams — This article is about the politician and second president of the United States. For his son, the 6th president of the United States, see John Quincy Adams. For other uses, see John Adams (disambiguation). John Adams …   Wikipedia

  • thing — see if a thing’s worth doing, it’s worth doing well all good things must come to an end all things are possible with God all things come to those who wait bad things come in threes the best things come in small packages …   Proverbs new dictionary

  • stub´born|ness — stub|born «STUHB uhrn», adjective. 1. fixed in purpose or opinion; not giving in to argument or requests; unyielding: »The stubborn boy refused to listen to reasons for not going out in the rain. SYNONYM(S): dogged, resolute. See syn. under… …   Useful english dictionary

  • stub´born|ly — stub|born «STUHB uhrn», adjective. 1. fixed in purpose or opinion; not giving in to argument or requests; unyielding: »The stubborn boy refused to listen to reasons for not going out in the rain. SYNONYM(S): dogged, resolute. See syn. under… …   Useful english dictionary

  • stub|born — «STUHB uhrn», adjective. 1. fixed in purpose or opinion; not giving in to argument or requests; unyielding: »The stubborn boy refused to listen to reasons for not going out in the rain. SYNONYM(S): dogged, resolute. See syn. under obstinate. (Cf …   Useful english dictionary

  • evidence — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Means of proving Nouns 1. evidence, facts, premises, data, grounds, demonstration, confirmation, corroboration, support, ratification, authentication, acknowledgment, proof; state s, king s, queen s,… …   English dictionary for students


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