Being, in the testimony it gives of itself, informs us not only about what it is but also about what we owe it. – Hans Jonas
The positive testimony of history is that the State invariably had its origin in conquest and confiscation. No primitive State known to history originated in any other manner. – Albert J. Nock
And this is the testimony: God has given us eternal life, and this life is in his Son. – The Bible 1 John 5:11
Testimony demands to be interpreted because of the dialectic of meaning and event that traverses it. – Paul Ricoeur