What did I. F. Stone mean by: All governments are run by liars and nothing they say should be believed. I. F. Stone Journalist · USA Copy
+ A certain moral imbecility marks all ethnocentric movements. Author, June 11, 2023January 2, 2025, I. F. Stone, Ignorance, Intolerance, Prejudice, 0 I. F. Stone Journalist · USA
Every emancipation has in it the seeds of a new slavery, and every truth easily becomes a lie. Author, December 23, 2023December 28, 2024, I. F. Stone, Emancipation, Slavery, Truth, 0 I. F. Stone Journalist · USA
+ When war comes, reason is regarded as treason. Author, June 7, 2023January 2, 2025, I. F. Stone, Betrayal, Conflict, Rationality, 0 I. F. Stone Journalist · USA
If you want to know about governments, all you need to know is two words: Governments lie. Author, December 23, 2023December 28, 2024, I. F. Stone, Deception, Distrust, Power, 0 I. F. Stone Journalist · USA
+ History is a tragedy, not a morality tale. Author, August 3, 2023January 2, 2025, I. F. Stone, History, Morality, Tragedy, 0 I. F. Stone Journalist · USA
Lying is the only art form that the public sanctions and instinctively prefers to reality. Read explanation Jean Cocteau Artist · France
A man has made great progress in cunning when he does not seem too clever to others. Read explanation Jean de la Bruyere Writer · France
Politics: the art of appearing candid and completely open while concealing as much as possible. Frank Herbert Author · USA
A coxcomb is one whom simpletons believe to be a man of merit. Read explanation Jean de la Bruyere Writer · France
