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Deception Quotes by Steven Pinker
- If people are innately saddled with certain sins and flaws, like selfishness, prejudice, sort-sightedness, and self-deception, then political reform would seem to be a waste…
- Trivers, pursuing his theory of the emotions to its logical conclusion, notes that in a world of walking lie detectors the best strategy is to…
- We are all members of the same flawed species. Putting our moral vision into practice means imposing our will on others. The human lust for…
More Deception Quotes
- Seldom, very seldom, does complete truth belong to any human disclosure; seldom can it happen that something is not a little disguised,… — Jane Austen
- One of Satan's most frequently used deceptions is the notion that the commandments of God are meant to restrict freedom and limit… — Ezra Taft Benson
- The first sign of corruption in a society that is still alive is that the end justifies the means. — Georges Bernanos
- As scarce as truth is, the supply has always been in excess of the demand. — Josh Billings
- Suppose we were able to share meanings freely without a compulsive urge to impose our view or conform to those of others… — David Bohm
- Liars share with those they deceive the desire not to be deceived. — Sissela Bok
- While all deception requires secrecy, all secrecy is not meant to deceive. — Sissela Bok
- It is proof of a base and low mind for one to wish to think with the masses or majority, merely because… — Giordano Bruno