One is never deceived, one deceives oneself. – Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
All tyrannies rule through fraud and force, but once the fraud is exposed they must rely exclusively on force. – George Orwell
The truth is, I’ve never fooled anyone. I’ve let men sometimes fool themselves. – Marilyn Monroe
And, after all, what is a lie? ‘T is but the truth in masquerade. – Lord George Byron
You can fool some people sometimes, but you can’t fool all the people all the time.
