NancyLebovitz comments on Rationality quotes: May 2010 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: NancyLebovitz 03 May 2010 08:57:28PM 3 points [-]

An older version: A lie is halfway round the world before the truth can get its boots on.

Comment author: RichardKennaway 03 May 2010 11:27:13PM 1 point [-]

I looked up the book "Gems from Spurgeon" cited in that link. Here's the whole book.

Comment author: simplicio 19 May 2010 04:28:23AM 0 points [-]

There is an excellent Terry Pratchett book, "The Truth," which features that phrase as a major plot point.