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Lying and Insincerity in Public Life Across Eras
A historical treatise contrasts white lies and black lies, condemning deceit from royal ministers to common speakers. It cites Captain Lemuel Guiver, political intrigues under Queen Anne and the Stuarts, and warns that lying to influence parliaments endangers liberty and the constitution, with examples from Oxford and King James I era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam
Lemuel Guiver
Q. Anne
Harnest
Ives
Deoft
Wien
Arcifbite
Boutefcu
Tvol
Scotland
England
Falfucarien
Pollares
James I
Sincertey
Buckingham
Zari
Oxford