Government Quote by I. F. Stone Download Open image “Every government is run by liars and nothing they say should be believed.” — I. F. Stone ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.5 out of 5 (6 ratings) Copy quoteShare Government Nothing Politics Should They say
All governments are run by liars and nothing they say should be believed. — I. F. Stone Copy Share Image
“Every government is run by liars. Nothing they say should be believed.” — I.F. Stone Copy Share Image
Look, all administrations, all governments lie, all officials lie and nothing they say is to be believed. That's a pretty good rule. — Daniel Ellsberg Copy Share Image
People are entitled to believe the government is constantly lying to them, but it isn't. — Elliott Abrams Copy Share Image
If you want to know about governments, all you need to know is two words: Governments lie. — I. F. Stone Copy Share Image
“If you want to be lied to, all you have to do is believe everything that the government tells you.” — Steven Magee Copy Share Image
To be fair, lying is part and parcel of public life. Every politician has lied about something because they are owned by the special… — Peter Schuyler Copy Share Image
Most governments lie to each other. That's the way business gets done. — Robert M. Gates Copy Share Image
You have to take the long view. First, when Moses came down from Mt. Sinai, man has already progressed to the point where a… — I. F. Stone Copy Share Image
The difference between burlesque and the newspapers is that the former never pretended to be performing a public service by exposure. — I. F. Stone Copy Share Image
If God, as some now say, is dead, He no doubt died of trying to find an equitable solution to the Arab-Jewish problem. — I. F. Stone Copy Share Image
Every emancipation has in it the seeds of a new slavery, and every truth easily becomes a lie. — I. F. Stone Copy Share Image
The arms race is based on an optimistic view of technology and a pessimistic view of man. It assumes there is no limit to… — I. F. Stone Copy Share Image
If you live long enough, you get accused of things you never did and praised for virtues you never had. — I. F. Stone Copy Share Image
You've really got to wear a chastity belt in Washington to preserve your journalistic virginity. Once the secretary of state invites you to lunch… — I. F. Stone Copy Share Image
The only social justice movements worth fighting for are the struggles for justice where you lose, you lose, you lose- until you win. — I. F. Stone Copy Share Image
There must be renewed recognition that societies are kept stable and healthy by reform, not by thought police; this means there must be free… — I. F. Stone Copy Share Image
If you want to know about governments, all you need to know is two words: Governments lie. — I. F. Stone Copy Share Image
All governments are run by liars and nothing they say should be believed. — I. F. Stone Copy Share Image
We could form a government of national unity fighting corruption. The ordinary Afghan is sick and tired of it, because it's she or he… — Ashraf Ghani Copy Share Image
For the Scottish government, the practice of having meetings in different parts of the country is well established, but for the U.K. government, it… — Nicola Sturgeon Copy Share Image
“The global population of Earth are involved in the following corporate government experiments: The long term effects of - 1. Nuclear bomb fallout radiation.… — Steven Magee Copy Share Image
Philosopher is a dictator who modifies accepted standards with his thoughts. — Ilkin Santak Copy Share Image
Right now we're concerned about budget. Right now we're concerned about the prospect of interest rate rise. We're concerned about government corruption, government handing… — Amity Shlaes Copy Share Image
One of the worst things to come out of the Consumer Protection Board's misleading claims is the impression that government resources are to hard… — Matthew Lesko Copy Share Image
It is afraid of an informed, angry public demanding the constitutional government it was promised - and it should be. — Edward Snowden Copy Share Image
Louisiana's spicy, colorful politics have saddled our state with a reputation for tolerating lax ethical standards in government. — John Kennedy Copy Share Image
Government schools, with your tax money, now discourage the teaching of multiplication tables by rote memorization but teach reading by the 'look-and-say' method which… — Greg Perry Copy Share Image
It's easy to say, let's go in and get the bad guys. But you have a divided country of Sunnis and Shias. The United… — Tulsi Gabbard Copy Share Image
If you believe in democracy, why shouldn't you know what the government is doing? — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image