To the Editor:

The Jan. 26 issue of The SandPaper featured a commentary about the victimization of truth and suggested using truth as a “new starting point” and the “common ground” we all need to move forward.

So, what is truth? The English poet John Keats wrote, “Beauty is truth, truth beauty – that is all/ Ye know on earth, and all ye need to know.” The Greek philosopher Plato wrote, “Beauty lies in the eyes of the beholder.”

February 17, 2022