falsehood
A selected quote by Vergil.
Rumor grows while it goes
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Diplomacy: The patriotic art of lying for one's country.
The income tax has made more liars out of more Americans than golf has.
None are more hopelessly enslaved than those who falsely believe they are free
There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies and statistics
A man is never more truthful than when he acknowledges himself a liar
A lie will go round the world while truth is pulling its boots on