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A lie does not consist in the indirect position of words, but in the desire and intention, by false speaking, to deceive and injure your neighbour.
Jonathan Swift
Jonathan Swift
Jonathan Swift
Born: Nov 30, 1667
Died: Oct 19, 1745

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