Vol. 06 · Misquoted ·Book ·292 of 348
"The truth shall set you free."
They never said that.
What people say
"The truth shall set you free."
What was actually said
"And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free." Jesus of Nazareth — Gospel of John 8:32 (KJV, 1611)
Why it stuck
The modern tag drops the dependent clause — knowing precedes freeing. The biblical sequence matters theologically.
Carved on the CIA headquarters lobby in Langley, Virginia.
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