Quote, they never said

Author: (USA) Boller
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Publish Date: 2004-05-01
Features: If you hope to end the practice of fabricating quotations for the sake of debate through a book like Quotations They Never Said, it is unrealistic. However, this book does have practical value for those among us who dislike being deceived by fabricated quotations. John Dryden once sighed that fabricated quotations were "the most excellent lies of mankind." But for quotations, lies are vulgar, not excellent. Quotations They Never Said is a book that combines fun and knowledge. It traces the origins of some widely circulated—even famous—quotations, lists numerous incorrect ones, and reveals how conservatives, liberals, atheists, and evangelists twist or even fabricate famous people's statements to achieve their own purposes. Amidst the diverse historical facts and materials, it distinguishes between truth and falsehood, points out the misunderstandings, errors, and inaccuracies behind these quotations, and restores them to their historical reality.