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Noble lie, big lie and the ’cause’ P.T. Barnum, were he our contemporary, might now say, There’s a true believer born every minute. Nice people these true believers, our cousins, brothers, friends (plus that one gazing back at you from the mirror),...
Believers and fools: Deception and working truth (4)
Believers and fools, liars and dupes The Executioner’s Son It is 1960. Two brothers, Russian Jews, meet in an abandoned warehouse in the Baumanskaya District of Moscow. It had been two decades since they had last seen one another. Blood under the bridge, my...![Moscow: Deception and working truth [3]](https://roberttownsendonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/images-150x98.jpg)
Moscow: Deception and working truth [3]
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