Forbes -
17 Mar 2014 19:15

"I am not a crook." "Read my lips: no new taxes!" "I did not have sexual relations with that woman." "Mission accomplished." "If you like your healthcare plan, you can keep it." While George Washington may have been incapable of telling a lie, his successors haven't had the same integrity. The campaign promise (and its subsequent violation), as well as disparaging statements about one's opponent--whether true, mostly true, mostly not true, or entirely fantastic--are cornerstones of American demo...
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