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Truth is powerful and it prevails. — Sojourner Truth · Smartyfair

Truth is powerful and it prevails.

Sojourner Truth1797–1883 · activist · 1800s USASojourner Truth was born into slavery, escaped to freedom, and became a powerful speaker for the end of slavery and for women's rights.1 quote

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Truth is strong, and in the end it wins.

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How sure this is: 65% sureLots of sources credit Sojourner Truth with this, and they agree with each other. The book or the speech it first came from hasn't turned up yet.
What turned up: Attributed 1863 speech account, Angola, Indiana (Book of Life, 1875) — documented wording is "the truth is powerful and will prevail"; library text is a paraphrase
Sources checked: sojournertruthmemorial.orgChecked using claude-sonnet-5, 20 August 2026
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Primary pulled: 1875 Narrative, Book of Life section, 'From Indiana,' pp. 140-141 — her own account ('she says:—'): 'I carry no weapon; the Lord will preserve me without weapons... for the truth is powerful and will prevail.' Our text paraphrases this.

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