"The superiority of his genius consists in nothing else but an inexhaustible fund of political lies, which he plentifully distributes every minute he speaks, and by an unparalleled generosity forgets, and consequently contradicts, the next half hour"
"Political Lying", Swift 1712 https://twitter.com/march_change/status/1391738322863656965

"the greatest liar hath his believers: & it often happens, that if a lie be believed only for an hour, it hath done its work..
Falsehood flies & truth comes limping after it, so that when men come to be undeceived, it is too late; the jest is over & the tale hath had its effect"

Over 300 years ago, Jonathan Swift warned us about the untrustworthy political liars of England, and now we've got one of the biggest ever yet in power unchecked & cheered in by half the nation

#LiarJohnson

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