television series episode

Deceit

episode of Law & Order (S6 E17)

episode of Law & Order (S6 E17)

Notable quotes

“You have to start with the truth. The truth is the only way that we can get anywhere. Because any decision-making that is based upon lies or ignorance can't lead to a good conclusion.”
— Julian Assange,
“Repetition does not transform a lie into a truth.”
— Franklin D. Roosevelt, radio address (26 October 1939), as reported in The Baltimore Sun (27 October 1939)
“I think the inherent right of the Government to lie to save itself when faced with nuclear disaster is basic.”
— Arthur Sylvester, speech at a meeting of the New York chapter of Sigma Delta Chi, New York City (December 6, 1962), as reported by The Washington Post (December 7, 1962), p. A–2
“Man wird betrogen, man betrügt sich selbst.”
— We are never deceived; we deceive ourselves.
“Singuli enim decipere et decipi possunt: nemo omnes, neminem omnes fefellunt.”
— Individuals indeed may deceive and be deceived; but no one has ever deceived all men, nor have all men ever deceived any one.
“I have seldom known any one who deserted truth in trifles that could be trusted in matters of importance.”
— William Paley, p. 242

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