We have all lied. Do not deny it; that would be a lie. We have therefore gotten wisdom about the right and wrong way to lie. It is very strange to me that politicians in general, and the members of ...

It may well have been that famous remark by the British statesman Benjamin Disraeli, "There are three kinds of lies—lies, damned lies, and statistics," that inspired Darrell Huff to write How to Lie ...