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Stepping Westward (1965)
“Sometimes it’s difficult in politics to actually tell the truth.”
Kapil Sibal (1948) Indian lawyer and politician
As quoted in Kapil Sibal Waxes Poetic http://blogs.wsj.com/indiarealtime/2012/01/21/kapil-sibal-waxes-poetic/, Wall Street Journal (21 January 2012)
“The American press is all about lies! All they tell is lies, lies and more lies!”
Muhammad Saeed al-Sahhaf (1940) Diplomatic politician and he was the Iraqi Information Minister under Iraqi President Saddam Hussein, acting as…
As quoted in A Gigantic Mistake (2004) by Mickey Z, p. 171
Halldór Laxness book Kristnihald undir Jökli (bók)
Pastor Jón Prímus
Kristnihald undir Jökli (Under the Glacier/Christianity at Glacier) (1968)
Chauncey Depew (1834–1928) American politician
As quoted in "If Elected I Promise … " Stories and Gems of Wisdom by and About Politicians (1969) by John F. Parker
Alan M. Dershowitz (1938) American lawyer, author
Alan Dershowitz, The Best Defense (New York: Vintage), 1983-5-12, p. xiv.
“Anyone who cares about truth should avoid not politics, but Olympic lies.”
Ai Weiwei (1957) Chinese concept artist
2000-09, Happiness Can’t Be Faked, 2008
“Tell me anyway--Maybe I can find the truth by comparing the lies.”
Leon Trotsky (1879–1940) Marxist revolutionary from Russia
“I tell you Folks, all Politics is Apple Sauce.”
Will Rogers (1879–1935) American humorist and entertainer
The Illiterate Digest (1924), p. 30
