"Wissen Sie, meine lieben Parteifreunde, mein Freund Pferdmenges hat drei verschiedene Bezeichnungen der Wahrheit. Er sagt: Das ist die Wahrheit, dem gegenüber steht der Ausdruck, das ist die reine Wahrheit, und wenn es ganz hoch geht, sagt er, das ist die lautere Wahrheit. Ich verspreche Ihnen, die reine Wahrheit zu sagen. Ich entnehme Ihren Mienen, daß Sie damit ganz zufrieden sind."
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in der Sitzung der CDU/CSU-Bundestagsfraktion am 8. Dezember 1959. In: Die CDU/CSU-Fraktion im Deutschen Bundestag. Sitzungsprotokolle 1957-1961. Bearbeitet von Reinhard Schiffers. Zwei Halbbände. Droste Verlag, Düsseldorf 2004. Zitiert in der Rezension der FAZ vom 17. Sep. 2004
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