A man who lies, thinking it is the truth, is an honest man, and a man who tells the truth, believing it to be a lie, is a liar.

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Safire, William. Before the Fall: An Inside View of the Pre-Watergate White House. Doubleday, 1975, prologue.

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A quote by William Safire about truth and lies: “A man who lies, thinking it is the truth, is an honest man, and…”

A quote by William Safire about truth and lies: “A man who lies, thinking it is the truth, is an honest man, and…”

A quote by William Safire about truth and lies: “A man who lies, thinking it is the truth, is an honest man, and…”