6 Quotes by Hilaire Belloc about lying




  • Author Hilaire Belloc
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    Matilda told such dreadful lies, It made one gasp and stretch one's eyes Her aunt, who, from her earliest youth, Had kept a strict regard for truth, Attempted to believe Matilda The effort very nearly killed her.

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  • Author Hilaire Belloc
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    It has long been recognized by public men of all kinds. . . that statistics come under the head of lying, and that no lie is so false or inconclusive as that which is based on statistics.

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  • Author Hilaire Belloc
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    The choice lies between property on the one hand and slavery, public or private, on the other. There is no third issue.

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