When we undertake to deceive others intentionally, we communicate messages meant to mislead them, meant to… — Sissela Bok
When we undertake to deceive others intentionally, we communicate messages meant to mislead them, meant to make them believe what we ourselves do not believe. We can do so through gesture, through disguise, by means of action or inaction, even through silence.
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