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Originally Posted by SeattleUte
The first two are great. To the third I say, "Huh?" Not that myths aren't often an enemy of truth, but he seems to be going a little easy on deliberate lies. I guess chalk it up to the fact he made the statement during the '60's.
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I don't think he's going easy on deliberate lies, I think it's more that that kind of insidious lie is more rare and less believable. A flat out, bold faced lie is often disprovable.
That quote reminds me a little of ETB's quote that (paraphrasing) more evil has been done in the world by well intentioned do-gooders than by all the despots, tyrants, and dictators that ever lived.
In both cases, the harm is done because it's frequently not recognized for what it really is.