7 Joan of Arc Quotes on Truth

Joan of Arc quotes on truth

3. Children say that people are hung sometimes for speaking the truth.

7. I do not accept such a prohibition, if ever I do escape, no one shall reproach me with having broken or violated my faith, not having given my word to any one, whosoever it may be.

14. Ha! You take great care to put down in your trial everything that is against me, but you will not write down anything that is for me!

18. Truly, if you were to tear me limb from limb and separate my soul from my body, I would not say anything more. If I did say anything, afterwards I would always declare that you made me say it by force!

19. And if I were condemned and brought to the place of judgment and I saw the torch lit and the faggots ready, and the executioner ready to kindle the fire, and if I were within the fire, yet I would say nothing else and I would maintain unto death what I have said in this trial!

21. My Voices have since told me that I did a great evil in declaring that what I had done was wrong. All that I said and revoked that Thursday, I did for fear of the fire!

22. I saw them with these very eyes, as well as I see you.