Nominull comments on Rationality Quotes: January 2011 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Nominull 07 January 2011 08:15:31PM 12 points [-]

The great enemy of the truth is very often not the lie—deliberate, contrived and dishonest—but the myth—persistent, persuasive and unrealistic.

-John F. Kennedy

Comment author: Nornagest 07 January 2011 08:21:21PM 2 points [-]

There's a certain irony in that, coming from a politician as adept at making and using myths as JFK was.

Comment author: Nominull 07 January 2011 09:20:35PM 6 points [-]

The enemy of his enemy was his friend.