Quote#Truth
It is sometimes necessary to lie damnably in the interests of the…
Quote byHilaire Belloc · 1870–1953
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Letter to G.K. Chesterton (12 December 1917), quoted in Robert Speaight, The Life of Hilaire Belloc (London: Hollis & Carter, 1957), p. 355.
English (original)
It is sometimes necessary to lie damnably in the interests of the nation.
— Hilaire Belloc
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