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It is used as a euphemism or circumlocution meaning a lie, an untruth, or a substantially correct but technically inaccurate statement. Churchill first used the phrase following the 1906 election . Speaking in the House of Commons on 22 February 1906 as Under-Secretary of the Colonial Office , he had occasion to repeat what he had said during ...
Many academics and observers who study the American political scene have called Trump unique or highly unusual in his lying and its effect on political discourse. "It has long been a truism that politicians lie," wrote Carole McGranahan for the American Ethnologist in 2017, but "Donald Trump is different". He is the most "accomplished and ...
In this essay, arguing against the position of Benjamin Constant, Des réactions politiques, Kant states that: [2]. Hence a lie defined merely as an intentionally untruthful declaration to another man does not require the additional condition that it must do harm to another, as jurists require in their definition (mendacium est falsiloquium in praeiudicium alterius).
"Courageous Conservatives" and "Reigniting the Promise of America" – used by Ted Cruz's campaign, also "TRUS(TED)," "A Time for Truth," and "Defeat the Washington Cartel" "A New American Century" – used by Marco Rubio's campaign. "Kasich For America" or "Kasich For US" – used by John Kasich's campaign "Heal. Inspire. Revive."
23. “In a time of deceit telling the truth is a revolutionary act.” 24. “Gambling, beer and football filled the horizons of their minds.” 25.
The Grocer's Daughter, [71] a double meaning in that she was literally the daughter of a grocer, but also the successor to Edward Heath, "The Grocer". The Iron Lady [72] (See Margaret Thatcher § "The 'Iron Lady' Sounds the Alarm".) Madame Frit, derived from her use of the dialect word frit in the House. [73] Maggie [74] Maggie the Great [75]
Post-truth politics, also described as post-factual politics [1] or post-reality politics, [2] amidst varying academic and dictionary definitions of the term, refer to a recent historical period where political culture is marked by public anxiety about what claims can be publicly accepted facts.
At 6.25am this morning, Donald Trump took to Truth Social for a jaw-dropping moment of projection in which he called Joe Biden a “LYING MACHINE, and a Fact Checker’s DREAM”.