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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

Other quotes by Hilaire Belloc

Child! Do not throw this book about;
Refrain from the unholy pleasure
Of cutting all the pictures out!
Preserve it as your chiefest treasure. – Hilaire Belloc

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Books
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I have wandered all my life, and I have also traveled the difference between the two being this, that we wander for distraction, but we travel for fulfillment. – Hilaire Belloc

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Travel
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It contains a misleading impression, not a lie. It was being economical with the truth. – Robert Armstrong

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Never chase a lie. Let it alone, and it will run itself to death. I can work out a good character much faster than anyone can lie me out of it – Lyman Beecher

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Deception/Lying

Liars are always ready to take oaths. – Vittorio Alfieri

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With lies you may go ahead in the world, but you can never go back. – Proverb

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