Quote > What is truth?
What is truth? We must adopt a pragmatic definition: it is what is believed to be the truth. A lie that is put across therefore becomes the truth and may, therefore, be justified. The difficulty is to keep up lying... it is simpler to tell the truth and if a sufficient emergency arises, to tell one, big thumping lie that will then be believed.
Attributed to :: British Ministry of Information
Reference :: memo on the maintenance of British civilian morale, 1939
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