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Inventing sources is not a crime in and of itself, although it certainly violates every code of journalistic ethics known to man. A criminal fraud case would require that the reporter's deceit had been malicious and resulted in financial gain.

~Brendan I. Koerner

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The institutions of college athletics exist primarily as unreality fueled by deceit. The unreality is that universities should be in the business of providing large spectacles of mass entertainment. The fundamental absurdity of that notion requires the promulgation of the various deceits necessary to carry it out.

~Charlie Pierce

Topics: Absurdity Athletics Business Carry College Deceit Entertainment Exist Fueled Fundamental Institutions Large Mass Necessary Notion Out Primarily Providing Requires Should Spectacles Universities Various

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The Middle East is more angry than ever. I'm afraid that the sort of deceit on the route to war was linked to the lack of preparation for afterwards and the chaos and suffering that continuous - so it won't go away will it?

~Clare Short

Topics: Afraid Afterwards Angry Away Chaos Continuous Deceit East Ever Go Go Away Lack Linked Middle Middle East More Preparation Route Sort Suffering Than War Will

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One of the questions writers bump up against in their work, whether they know it or not, is about lying. Because fiction is a form of deceit, and one's abilities are measured by how convincingly one can persuade readers that these events really happened.

~Damon Galgut

Topics: Ability About Against Because Bump Deceit Events Fiction Form Happened How Know Lying Measured Persuade Questions Readers Really Up Whether Work Writers

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There comes a time when deceit and defiance must be seen for what they are. At that point, a gathering danger must be directly confronted. At that point, we must show that beyond our resolutions is actual resolve.

~Dick Cheney

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Integrity is the lifeblood of democracy. Deceit is a poison in its veins.

~Edward Kennedy

Topics: Deceit Democracy Integrity Poison Veins

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In media coverage of the war, Afghans are often characterized as corrupt and deceitful. There has certainly been plenty of corruption and deceit in this conflict, but why? What inspires these behaviors? In 'Green on Blue,' I wanted to render a world that is often overlooked: that of the average Afghans who are helping America wage its war.

~Elliot Ackerman

Topics: America Average Been Behaviors Blue Certainly Characterized Conflict Corrupt Corruption Coverage Deceit Deceitful Green Helping Inspires Media Often Overlooked Plenty Render Wage Wanted War Who Why World

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We schoolmasters must temper discretion with deceit.

~Evelyn Waugh

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