A Quote by John Bercow
Lying to a committee is a very grave abuse, and there ought to be a clear punishment.
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Lying is before you and the grave is in front of you.
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O, because I have had only that kind of benevolence which consists in lying on a sofa, and cursing the church and clergy for not being martyrs and confessors. One can see, you know, very easily, how others ought to be martyrs.
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