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"I don't mind lying, but I hate inaccuracy."
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Samuel Butler
(1835-1902) Victorian-era English author
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Lying is calculated inaccuracy, malign by its very nature.
Inaccuracy that is not a matter of calculation is not malign, but can be
irksome, no doubt.
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Patrick Henry, Red Hill
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I get it. The journalist does not intend to tell lies, but publishing inaccuracies 'truthfully' is even worse.
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E Archer, NYC
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