George Carlin:

I think people are afraid of the truth. I think people are afraid of looking at the truth. And I think that’s why they invent all these lies, and all these stories, and all these religions, because they don’t want to face the truth.

— George Carlin Contemporary

Comedian, social critic

Context

Interview

Date / Period

1999

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Unverifiable

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