The real history of consciousness starts with one's first lie.
The slickest way in the world to lie is to tell the right amount of truth at the right time-and then shut up.
Stranger in a Strange Land
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The slickest way in the world to lie is to tell the right amount of truth at the right time-and then shut up.
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