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Indeed. It's the difference between what a general might say to their troops before a battle ("We can win this") vs what they might say as an independent milita
by DharmaPolice 6y ago
Indeed. It's the difference between what a general might say to their troops before a battle ("We can win this") vs what they might say as an independent military analyst or as a military historian much later.
- gadders 6y agoI think one of the canonical UK examples (which I can't find despite googling) was a member of parliament in the UK was asked flat out if the government planned to devalue the pound. Obviously he had to lie as the official announcement had not been made.