Who said “The truth is that there is no terror untempered by some great moral idea.”?

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Jean-Luc Godard. A published source records them saying or writing it.

SourceSource: "Strangers on a Train," Cahiers du Cinéma (Paris, 10 March 1952).

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Godard, J. (n.d.). The truth is that there is no terror untempered by some great moral idea. [Quotation]. Famous Quotations Network. Retrieved October 24, 2026, from https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/17781-the-truth-is-that-there-is-no-terror/

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Godard, Jean-Luc. “The truth is that there is no terror untempered by some great moral idea.” Famous Quotations Network, https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/17781-the-truth-is-that-there-is-no-terror/. Accessed 24 Oct. 2026.

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Godard, Jean-Luc. “The truth is that there is no terror untempered by some great moral idea.” Famous Quotations Network. Accessed October 24, 2026. https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/17781-the-truth-is-that-there-is-no-terror/.