The rulers of the state are the only persons who ought to have the privilege of lying, either at home or abroad they may be allowed to lie for the good of the state. – Plato
I do not now begin,–I still adore Her whom I early cherishd in my breast; Then once again with prudence dispossessd, And to whose heart Im driven back once more. The love of Petrarch, that all-glorious love, Was unrequited, and, alas, full sad… – Johann von Goethe
