“Truth can never be told so as to be understood, and not be believed.”
William Blake (1757–1827) English Romantic poet and artist
Source: 1790s, The Marriage of Heaven and Hell (1790–1793), Proverbs of Hell, Line 69
“The victor will never be asked if he told the truth.”
Source: Hitler's Letters and Notes
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