"In brief, we govern by a mixture of lying and bullying." — -(From the pamphlet: The Scientific Solution of the Problem of Government.)

Democracy becomes a government of bullies tempered by editors.

In order to maintain our way of living, we must tell lies to each other, and especially to ourselves.

Bullshit is the glue that binds us as a nation.

But we are governed more than we know, and most when we are wildest.

The abiding characteristic of this administration is that it lies.

There is so much falsehood both at home and at school. At home one must not speak, and at school we have to stand and tell lies to the children.

I find it hilarious that if we lie to the government, it's a crime. But if they lie to us its politics

"In an average day, you may well be confronted with some species of bullying or bigotry, or some ill-phrased appeal to the general will, or some petty abuse of authority. If you have a political loyalty, you may be offered a shady reason for agreeing to a lie or a half-truth that serves some short-term purpose. Everybody devises tactics for getting through such moments; try behaving "as if" they need not be tolerated and are not inevitable."

Our language evolved as a way of gossiping.

We lie the loudest when we lie to ourselves.

We are lived by powers we pretend to understand.

How is the world ruled and how do wars start? Diplomats tell lies to journalists and then believe what they read.

Trying to be witty leads to lying, more or less.