The rulers of the State are the only ones who should have the privilege
of lying, whether at home or abroad; they may be allowed to lie for
the good of the State.
-- Plato (428-348? B.C.), "The Republic"
of lying, whether at home or abroad; they may be allowed to lie for
the good of the State.
-- Plato (428-348? B.C.), "The Republic"
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for your future rulers,
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the laws of the State always change with them. --... - diplomacy, n:
Lying in state... - Then the first thing will be to establish a censorship of the writers of
fiction,
and let the censors receive any tale of fiction which... - Diplomacy: Lying in state.
--
Oliver... - Do you think the State or any other institution should do
more for writers?"
The State should do no more for writers than it should do for
any other person who lives in it.
The State should give shelter, food, warmth, etc.,... - The ideal reasoner, would, when he had once been shown a single fact
in all its bearings,
deduce from it not only the chain of events which led... - How can you prove whether at this moment we are sleeping,
and all our thoughts are a dream; or whether we are... - Reality is only a state
of mind...
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- I was standing in the kitchen one day, fixing a sandwich or something,
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--
John Milton (1608-1674) -- Paradise Regained, Book... - Picard: "Earth was once a violent planet too. At times,
the chaos threatened the very fabric of life, but... - He ain't heavy;
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