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March 12, 2025

Whoever is careless with the truth in small matters cannot be trusted with important matters.

Albert Einstein (1879-1955), German-born American scientist, Ideas and Opinions of Albert Einstein (1954), Seldes p.119

Name five occasions when you were careless with the truth? Six? Too many to cite?

Beware white liars. Of course, not every one of them will become a big liar, but every big one started out as a white liar.

May 1, 2025

1 year ago

Capitalism, as an institutional arrangement, has been singularly devoid of plausible myths.

April 16, 2025

2 years ago

To knock a thing down, especially if it is cocked at an arrogant angle, is a deep delight of the blood.

October 3, 2025

1 year ago

There is no act of treachery or meanness of which a political party is not capable; for in politics there is no honour.

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