《美国独立宣言(The Declaration of Independence)》起草人汤玛斯‧杰佛逊(Thomas Jefferson)生前以俭朴、宽容的作风受人崇敬,其许多嘉言至今仍是政坛人士喜爱引用的话语,例如,他曾说过,“A lawyer without books would be like a workman without tools.”
在英国十六世纪著名文豪莎士比亚(William Shakespear)的作品“威尼斯商人(The Merchant of Venice)”中,曾写道:“Truth will come to light. Murder cannot be hid long.”,形容发生的每一件事情都会有水落石出的一天。此外,英文的说法还有“Murder will out.”或是“The Murder is out.”