The essence of lying is in deception, not in words.

John Ruskin

Modern Painters

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Lying

Author

John Ruskin

Source

Modern Painters

Language

English

Time

1860 1860s 19th century

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Writer

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Original Citation

Ruskin, John. Modern Painters. Vol. 5, London: Smith, Elder & Company, 1860, pt. 9, ch. 7, sect. 14.

Current Citation

Ruskin, John. Modern Painters 5. The Works of John Ruskin, edited by Edward Tyas Cook and Alexander Wedderburn. Vol. 7, Cambridge University Press, 2010, pt. 9, ch. 7, sect. 14.

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Abraham Lincoln

Second Inaugural Address of Abraham Lincoln

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Abraham Lincoln
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Second Inaugural Address of Abraham Lincoln Presidential inaugural address
Medium
Speech
Genre
Political speech
Statement Type
Question
Language
English
Time
1865 1860s 19th century
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Original Citation

Lincoln, Abraham. "Second Inaugural Address." 4 Mar. 1865, East Portico, US Capitol Building, Washington, DC, USA.

Current Citation

Lincoln, Abraham. "Second Inaugral Address, March 4, 1865." Abraham Lincoln: Speeches and Writings 1859-1865, edited by Don E. Fehrenbacher. Library of America, 2018.

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Ask no questions, and you'll be told no lies.

Charles Dickens

Great Expectations

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Charles Dickens
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Great Expectations
Medium
Novel
Genre
Coming of age story
Statement Type
Proverbs, aphorisms and adages
Language
English
Time
1860 1860s 19th century
Authentication Score 2
Original Citation

Dickens, Charles. "Great Expectations." All the Year Round. London: Chapman and Hall, 1 Dec. 1860, issue 1, ch. 1.

Current Citation

Dickens, Charles. Great Expectations. Penguin Classics, 2002, ch. 2.