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When We Lie To The Government, It's A Crime, But When The Government Lies To Us, It's...Constitutional?, Harvey Gilmore
When We Lie To The Government, It's A Crime, But When The Government Lies To Us, It's...Constitutional?, Harvey Gilmore
Harvey Gilmore
“Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbor.” To put it another way, don’t lie. Unfortunately, human history is littered with innumerable examples of people who have disregarded that rather simple requirement of honesty. Little kids lie (“I didn’t break the vase, Mommy!”). Corporate executives lie. Lawyers lie. Accounting Firms lie. Politicians lie. Police Officers lie. Even Presidents lie.