Samuel Butler Quote - Liberty Quotes Blog

"I don't mind lying, but I hate inaccuracy."

by:	Samuel Butler (1835-1902) Victorian-era English author
Source:	Note-Books, 1912
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Categories:	Apathy, Contempt, Deception, Diligence, Facts, Foppery, Perfection, Principle, Truth, Virtue
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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. -- Patrick Henry, Red Hill 1
I get it. The journalist does not intend to tell lies, but publishing inaccuracies 'truthfully' is even worse. -- E Archer, NYC 1