"The statesmen will invent cheap lies, putting the……" — Mark Twain

The statesmen will invent cheap lies, putting the blame upon the nation… - Mark Twain

"The statesmen will invent cheap lies, putting the blame upon the nation that is attacked, and every man will be glad of those conscience-soothing falsities, and will diligently study them, and refuse to examine any refutations of them; and thus he will by and by convince himself that the war is just, and will thank God for the better sleep he enjoys after this process of grotesque self-deception."

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