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"The object of this volume is not to cast fresh blame on authorities and individuals, nor is it to expose one nation m…"

"Falsehood is a recognized and extremely useful weapon in warfare, and every country uses it quite deliberately to dec…"

"Lying, as we all know, does not take place only in war-time. Man, it has been said, is not "a veridical animal," but …"

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"The use of the weapon of falsehood is more necessary in a country where military conscription is not the law of the l…"

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"It is the intention of His Majesty's Government to lay on the table of both Houses of Parliament every treaty, when s…"