“A lie told often enough becomes the truth.”
Vladimir Lenin (1870–1924) Russian politician, led the October Revolution
“Remember, any lie you are told, even deliberately, is often a more significant fact than a truth told in all sincerity.”
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“For Fascism is a lie told by bullies.”
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Address, American Writers Congress, New York City (1937). Reprinted in New Masses (June 22, 1937)
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JQ. Journalism quarterly, Volume 50, Association for Education in Journalism, 1973, p. 145
1970s