Government Quote by I. F. Stone

Governments are supposed to lie to their citizens.

— Noam Chomsky

All governments are run by liars and nothing they say should be believed.

— I. F. Stone

Most governments lie to each other. That's the way business gets done.

— Robert M. Gates

Every government is run by liars and nothing they say should be believed.

— I. F. Stone

Frankly, most governments are used to lying to each other - to a degree that most people would find shocking. Part of diplomacy is…

— Jonathan Turley

All governments lie, but disaster lies in wait for countries whose officials smoke the same hashish they give out.

— Anonymous

Governments lie; bankers lie; even auditors sometimes lie: gold tells the truth.

— William Rees-Mogg

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

I have information about things that our government has lied to us about. I know. For example, to say that since the fall of…

— Sibel Edmonds

“All governments lie; those that lie the best are those we trust the most”

— Michael Patrick Clark

People are entitled to believe the government is constantly lying to them, but it isn't.

— Elliott Abrams

I'm concerned about truth and credibility in government.

— George W. Romney