An edited volume of the world's most famous fibs, evasions, white and black lies from antiquity to the present day. Includes excerpts from writings where said lies were mentioned, and editorial notes explaining the lies' impact on the development of world history. A fascinating read for both the history buff and the conspiracy theorist.
Some juicy lies featured:
Samson lies to Delilah about the source of his strength
Herodotus, the 'father of lies'
Peter denies he knows Jesus
Nero evades responsibility for the burning of Rome
Thomas Aquinas on whether every lie is a mortal sin
Lucrezia Borgia becomes a virgin again
Machiavelli on a prince's given word
Samuel Pepys lies to his wife
Jonathan Swift on lying in politics
Mark Twain on George Washington and the cherry tree
Emile Zola's J'accuse
Freud on truth suppression in psychoanalysis
Hitler's MANY lies
Stalin and the Ukrainian famine
President Johnson and the half-truth
Shere Hite on faking orgasms
and many, many, many more

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