The Difference Between Truth and Honesty
"Hillary!" utters a truth.
Did you catch it? "Take" is one of the correct words. It’s accurate. It’s a truth. She does indeed intend to take those profits.
But in the overall context, she’s being dishonest. She uses the word "take" because of its moral ambiguity. If she were honest, she would have used the word "steal," and the overall context would be honest in addition to truthful.
And her political career would be over. This is why you have no end to politicians telling you that they have told the truth. They rarely, if ever, claim to have been honest. Watch for it.
(Venlet)
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Incidentally, this is why you'll often hear call and oaths for "the truth, the whole truth." What that means is: in sufficient context that "the truth" alone can't be manipulated beyond the bounds of honesty. It's like admonishing to tell "the truth, and be honest too."
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Good article, excellent distinction that you made between truth and honesty. Very well stated.
Very well stated, it's good too see other people who have caught on, most of America is blind to the honest truth (that was not a crack at the visually impaired)
I like your blog alot, keep it up :)
~Allie
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