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The origin of the phrase "Lies, damned lies, and statistics" is unclear, but Mark Twain attributed it to Benjamin Disraeli [1] "Lies, damned lies, and statistics" is a phrase describing the persuasive power of statistics to bolster weak arguments, "one of the best, and best-known" critiques of applied statistics. [2]
The phrase was possibly derived from the motto of Lord Gray de Wilton, virtute non armis fido ("I trust in virtue, not in arms"). virtute et constantia: by virtue and consistency: National motto of Malta. Also motto of the Estonian Internal Security Service. virtute et industria: by virtue and industry: Motto of Bristol, United Kingdom virtute ...
Here's the problem: As fact checker Glenn Kessler noted in August, whereas [Hillary] Clinton lies as much as the average politician, President Donald Trump's lying is "off the charts." No prominent politician in memory bests Trump for spouting spectacular, egregious, easily disproved lies. The birther claim. The vote fraud claim.
The Hollywood Reporter described (Dis)Honesty: The Truth About Lies as a "deep-think doc animated by the researcher at its center". [5] The New York Times criticized the lack of exploration of the loss of trust in the wider society. [6] The film has an 89% rating, with an average score of 7.02/10 based on 18 reviews, on Rotten Tomatoes. [7]
Maya Angelou quotes about love “Love liberates. It doesn’t just hold, that’s ego. Love liberates.” “Have enough courage to trust love one more time and always one more time.” ...
Preceded in some earlier monuments by hic situs est (H. S. E.), "he lies here". disce aut discede: learn or depart / learn or leave: Motto of Royal College, Colombo and of King's School, Rochester. disce ut semper victurus, vive ut cras moriturus: Learn as if [you will] live forever; live as if [you will] die tomorrow.
All this was inspired by the principle – which is quite true within itself – that in the big lie there is always a certain force of credibility; because the broad masses of a nation are always more easily corrupted in the deeper strata of their emotional nature than consciously or voluntarily; and thus in the primitive simplicity of their ...
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