Who said “There is no alleviation for the sufferings of mankind except veracity of thought and of…”?

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Thomas H. Huxley. A published source records them saying or writing it.

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“There is no alleviation for the sufferings of mankind except veracity of thought and of action, and the resolute facing of the world as it is when the garment of make-believe by which pious hands have hidden its uglier features is stripped off.”
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Huxley, T. H. (n.d.). There is no alleviation for the sufferings of mankind except veracity of thought and of action, and the resolute facing of the world as it is when the garment of make-believe by which pious hands have hidden its uglier features is stripped off. [Quotation]. Famous Quotations Network. Retrieved October 24, 2026, from https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/24371-there-is-no-alleviation-for-the-sufferings-of/

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Huxley, Thomas H. “There is no alleviation for the sufferings of mankind except veracity of thought and of action, and the resolute facing of the world as it is when the garment of make-believe by which pious hands have hidden its uglier features is stripped off.” Famous Quotations Network, https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/24371-there-is-no-alleviation-for-the-sufferings-of/. Accessed 24 Oct. 2026.

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Huxley, Thomas H. “There is no alleviation for the sufferings of mankind except veracity of thought and of action, and the resolute facing of the world as it is when the garment of make-believe by which pious hands have hidden its uglier features is stripped off.” Famous Quotations Network. Accessed October 24, 2026. https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/24371-there-is-no-alleviation-for-the-sufferings-of/.