From the headline of this article at Psychology Today.
上記の文で、speak truth to powerの意味は？
In the sentence above, what does "speak truth to power" mean?
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解答
意味：英辞郎によると、
権力者に真実を言う［話す・語る］しかしながら、下記英文の定義の下の説明を読んでいただければわかるように、もっと奥の深い表現です。
Answer
According to Yourdictionary.com:To address facts to an authority or a superior.However, according to this article at Grammarist.com:
Speak truth to power means to confront those who hold important positions, whether in government, business or religious institutions. To speak truth to power means to demand a moral response to a problem, rather than an expedient, easy or selfish response. The phrase speak truth to power carries a connotation of bravery, of risking either the status quo, one’s reputation or livelihood, or the wrath of the person one is confronting.
Etymology/語源
Huffington Postによると、1950年代に、クエーカー教徒によって作られた
According to the Huffington Post:
Coined by the Quakers in the 1950’s
Examples
- “Sir Thomas More did it at the cost of his life when he spoke truth to power against King Henry VIII; Martin Luther King Jr. did it at the cost of his freedom when he ended up in the Birmingham jail and eventually at the cost of his life.”
- In this year of uncloaked injustice and agitation, we’ve heard plenty of people being heralded as speaking truth to... and/or for .... power.
- It is not often easy to speak truth to power, to approach one who is on a higher station in life, who is in public office or is otherwise perceived to be unapproachable. (The St. Louis Jewish Light)
- If there ever was a time that we needed someone with the political courage to speak truth to power in Chicago and Springfield, it is now, and Kennedy is the man to do it. (The Chicago Tribune)
- “Our sweaters are all about wearing your politics and using your voice to speak truth to power,” Hruska MacPherson said. (The Los Angeles Times)
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