Who Said This?

[Eva Elisabeth]

(09-15-2018 07:29 PM)David Lockmiller Wrote:  

(09-15-2018 01:51 PM)Gene C Wrote:  

(09-15-2018 10:31 AM)David Lockmiller Wrote:  It is never a good idea to misquote Abraham Lincoln.

Can we quote you on that?

You can and you may!

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(09-15-2018 05:22 PM)Eva Elisabeth Wrote:  And in the end, a misquotation is a lie, no?

Not necessarily, a lie implies an intent to misquote.

Oh, but the press are professionals who should check and know what they publish as a matter of responsibility. Especially such a prestigious paper should. (And then another German proverb says that ignorance doesn't protect from punishment, meaning it doesn't make the deed undone.)