On the record44 BC
In everything false pretence is bad, for it suspends and vitiates our power of discerning the truth.
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Cicero
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gutenberg.orgCicero: “In everything false pretence is bad, for it suspends and vitiates our power of discerning the truth.”
Editor's note · Context
In his philosophical work, Cicero explains why insincerity is universally detrimental to the ability to perceive reality.
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