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/^t/Sad as it is, the lie has become an inseparable part of our lives and, somehow, has rooted itself in our consciousness. Everybody lies, including parents, friends, priests, politicians, doctors. The society we live in is a band of pathological liers. People lie for fear, because others do, because it is much easier and because lies 'sound better'. Those who are 'economical with truth' will produce barefaced and outright lies either for their personal advantage or for the vanity of others.