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Truly great quote about the intent of lying and deceiving

“The whole point of constantly undermining the truth is to get you to believe nothing.” – Frank La Posta Visco, 2020

I hate most advisory quotes because they’re usually sappy and/or illogical. But I love this one because it’s dead-eye accurate when you weigh the meaning of words used by dictators, racists, jingoists, sociopaths, and other liars of every stripe. Think Hitler, Stalin, Franco, Castro, Amin, Mao, Morsi, Khamenei, Trump.

Author Frank, my funny friend, retired copywriter, voice-over pro, and now actor wrote this the other day. He is also famous for his tongue-in-cheek writing advice, which appeared in Writer’s Digest and other magazines long ago under the title, “How to Write Good,” followed in recent years by “How to Write Even Gooder” and “How to Write Most Goodest.”

To read and download these incisive pieces, visit his website, cafepress.com and maybe buy a mousepad, coffee cup or other gift for staff, or friends. I just bought a mousepad.

That’s Frank on the right. I’m in disguise so I can try to get in free as a moron he met on the street and wants to help. The theater took one look and let me in.