Within political science, honesty in politicians is an example of a valence issue - something on which all voters agree that "more is better than less". This is not to say that all voters want their politicians to be honest all the time. As an extreme example, few criticize Churchill or Roosevelt for intentionally misleading the Axis powers during World War II. According to political scientist John Mearsheimer, it is widely believed that honest politicians are rare. Mearsheimer has however argued that evidence shows political lying is much less common than is generally assumed, especially in international politics, where it is very rarely effective. He concedes it is relatively common for politicians to lie to their own domestic publics. Former House Representative Bob Edgar has argued tha
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| - Within political science, honesty in politicians is an example of a valence issue - something on which all voters agree that "more is better than less". This is not to say that all voters want their politicians to be honest all the time. As an extreme example, few criticize Churchill or Roosevelt for intentionally misleading the Axis powers during World War II. According to political scientist John Mearsheimer, it is widely believed that honest politicians are rare. Mearsheimer has however argued that evidence shows political lying is much less common than is generally assumed, especially in international politics, where it is very rarely effective. He concedes it is relatively common for politicians to lie to their own domestic publics. Former House Representative Bob Edgar has argued tha
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| - The Fable of George Washington and the Cherry Tree
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| - The Life of Washington by Mason Locke Weems
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| - "George, said his father, do you know who killed that beautiful little cherry-tree yonder in the garden? This was a tough question; and George staggered under it for a moment; but quickly recovered himself: and looking at his father, with the sweet face of youth brightened with the inexpressible charm of all-conquering truth, he bravely cried out, "I can't tell a lie, Pa; you know I can't tell a lie. I did cut it with my hatchet."
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| - Within political science, honesty in politicians is an example of a valence issue - something on which all voters agree that "more is better than less". This is not to say that all voters want their politicians to be honest all the time. As an extreme example, few criticize Churchill or Roosevelt for intentionally misleading the Axis powers during World War II. According to political scientist John Mearsheimer, it is widely believed that honest politicians are rare. Mearsheimer has however argued that evidence shows political lying is much less common than is generally assumed, especially in international politics, where it is very rarely effective. He concedes it is relatively common for politicians to lie to their own domestic publics. Former House Representative Bob Edgar has argued that folk who enter politics are typically motivated by a desire to do good, and start out just as honest as regular folk, but that they can be corrupted by money in politics.
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