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Quote by Hilaire Belloc
It is sometimes necessary to lie damnably in the interests of the

It is sometimes necessary to lie damnably in the interests of the nation. – Hilaire Belloc

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To walk because it is good for you warps the sould, just as it warps the soul for a man to talk for hire or because he think it his duty. – Hilaire Belloc

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Lies are sufficient to breed opinion, and opinion brings on substance. – Francis Bacon

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What does the truth matter? Havent we mothers all given our sons a taste for lies, lies which from the cradle upwards lull them, reassure them, send them to sleep: lies as soft and warm as a breast! – Georges Bernanos

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Husband a lie, and trump it up in some extraordinary emergency. – Joseph Addison

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