"When an official declares something false, chances are that it is. When he or she says it is absolutely false, chances are it is true. ... The overemphasis sticks out like Pinocchio's nose."
— Arthur C. Clarke

January 1, 1970

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Sources

Jack Rosenthal, "On Language: Frame of Mind" in The New York Times Magazine (21 September 1994)