john rakestraw<p>Rebecca Solnit: "In withholding or distorting knowledge or imparting falsehood, a liar deprives others of the information they need to participate in public and political life, to avoid dangers, to understand the world around them, to act on principle, to know themselves and others and the situation, to make good choices, and ultimately to be free" (Orwell's Roses, p. 221).</p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bookstodon</span></a></span> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/bookstodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bookstodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/SundaySentence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SundaySentence</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/lying" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>lying</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/truth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>truth</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>democracy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/freedom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>freedom</span></a></p>