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Reminds me of "a lie can run around the world before the truth has got its boots on". That precise quote is from Pratchett but there are similar, earlier citat
by rkagerer 6y ago
Reminds me of "a lie can run around the world before the truth has got its boots on".
That precise quote is from Pratchett but there are similar, earlier citations https://quoteinvestigator.com/2014/07/13/truth/ https://quoteinvestigator.com/2014/07/13/truth/
- tolbish 6y agoAren't these all variations on well known aphorisms such as "publish or perish"?
- tsimionescu 6y agoI think the ones above are much more general than 'publish or perish'.
- soulofmischief 6y agoThat aphorism applies to publishing within the scientific community and the need for grants, tenure, results, etc.
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- toxik 6y agoPublish or perish is the opposite of "silence is golden" more than a statement on the speed of lies and truths.