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Men still have to be governed by deception.

There is no kind of dishonesty into which otherwise good people more easily and frequently fall than that of defrauding the government.

All men are frauds. The only difference between them is that some admit it. I myself deny it.

Men are able to trust one another, knowing the exact degree of dishonesty they are entitled to expect.

To be fair, lying is part and parcel of public life. Every politician has lied about something because they are owned by the special interest groups that finance their elections.

Every government is run by liars and nothing they say should be believed.

Dishonesty in government is the business of every citizen. It is not enough to do your own job. There's no particular virtue in that. Democracy isn't a gift. It's a responsibility.

Politicians are masters of the art of deception.

Every man is dishonest who lives upon the labor of others, no matter if he occupies a throne.

Politicians often lie.