He's The Biggest Lier In Washington," Said Lincoln, Referring To A Then Well-known Lawyer.

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"He's the biggest lier in Washington," said Lincoln,
referring to a then well-known lawyer. "Reminds me of an old
fisherman who got a reputation for stretching the truth.
He got a pair of scales and insisted on weighing each fish he caught
before witnesses. One day a doctor borrowed the scales to weigh
a new baby. The baby weighed forty-seven pounds."
-- Abraham Lincoln, quoted in Emanuel Hertz, _Lincoln Talks_, p. 599 (1986)

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