The Intensity Of Anxiety When You Tell A Lie Is Nothing Compared To The Relief When You Find Out It Is Believed.

The Intensity Of Anxiety When You Tell A Lie Is Nothing Compared To The Relief When You Find Out It Is Believed.

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The intensity of anxiety when you tell a lie is nothing
compared to the relief when you find out it is believed.
-- John Francis Putnam (1964)

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