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In some accounts of lying there is no lie unless a false statement is made; in others a person may be lying even if the statement he makes is true, as long as he himself believes that the statement is false and intends by making it to deceive. Harry Frankfurt: 'On Bullshit' essay
"I'm supposed to be a Great Wizard."
"And aren't you?" Dorothy asked.
"Not a bit of it, my dear; I'm just a common man."
"You're more than that," said the Scarecrow, in a grieved tone; "you're a humbug."
"And aren't you?" Dorothy asked.
"Not a bit of it, my dear; I'm just a common man."
"You're more than that," said the Scarecrow, in a grieved tone; "you're a humbug."
L Frank Baum, The Wizard of Oz
Why pay money to have your family tree traced; go into politics and your opponents will do it for you. Mark Twain