Robert Temple Armstrong Quotes

It is perhaps being economical with the truth.

Context

Armstrong observed that the notion was not original with him but with Edmund Burke. See {610721}.

Topics

Spin, Spinning, Spin Control

Citations

Robert Armstrong, English Cabinet Secretary, Examination by the Supreme Court of New South Wales, November 18, 1986

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Edmund Burke

Falsehood and delusion are allowed in no case whatsoever. But, as in the exercise of all the virtues, there is an economy of truth.

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About the Author

Robert Temple Armstrong

Born: March 30, 1927
Died: April 3, 2020
Nationality: British
Profession:

Biography

Robert Temple Armstrong, Baron Armstrong of Ilminster, GCB, CVO was a British civil servant and life peer.