Respectfully Quoted: A Dictionary of Quotations. 1989.
| NUMBER: | 1262 |
| AUTHOR: | Bernard Mannes Baruch (1870–1965) |
| QUOTATION: | Every man has a right to his opinion, but no man has a right to be wrong in his facts. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Attributed to Baruch placed such great importance on getting the facts, “free from tips, inside dope or wishful thinking,” that President Wilson took to calling him “Dr. Facts.”—Baruch, vol. 1 (My Own Story), p. 131 (1957). |
| SUBJECTS: | Opinions |