The Big Lie Quotes

“Reproductive freedom is not just the ability not to have a child through birth control. It's the ability to have one if and when you want.”
― Pamela Madsen

“Speaking of his country, his own homeland, a man could not exist in it, get along in it for a single day, except by never once telling the truth, to anyone, about anything, because the lie alone kept things moving in this country, the lie with its seven veils and embroideries and masquerades and intimidations. In this country the lie is valued above all, the truth only gets one prosecuted, condemned, and ridiculed. Which is why Konrad did not conceal the fact that his entire nation had taken refuge in the lie.”
― Thomas Bernhard, The Lime Works

“You really didn’t see any of that stuff you said, did you?” Louis asked.
“No,” Nicholas admitted. “I didn’t see a thing.”
“Man—” Louis shook his head. “I wouldn’t want to be in your shoes Monday. You’re going to catch it good.”
Nicholas had to nod. It was one thing to be forgiven by God. But quite another to face the other kids.”
― Bill Myers, McGee and Me! The Big Lie / A Start in the Breaking / Back to the Drawing Board

“As you may recall, when Nick first moved to Eastfield, he was anything but liked. That’s why he invented the story about the scary Indian and the mysterious house. It was a great story—one that made everyone love him. . . for about three days. Then they found out he was lying, and then he was about as popular as a take-home test over Christmas vacation.”
― Bill Myers, McGee and Me! The Big Lie / A Start in the Breaking / Back to the Drawing Board

“It hadn’t always been that way . . . Nick being liked. As you may recall, when Nick first moved to Eastfield, he was anything but liked. That’s why he invented the story about the scary Indian and the mysterious house. It was a great story—one that made everyone love him . . . for about three days. Then they found out he was lying, and then he was about as popular as a take-home test over Christmas vacation.”
― Bill Myers, McGee and Me! The Big Lie / A Start in the Breaking / Back to the Drawing Board

“...Trump's own campaign advisers had told him not long after the election that he had likely lost, and then they confirmed that he had indeed lost in the week or so that followed. Efforts to find fraud, overseen by lawyers for the Trump campaign, had uncovered no fraud sufficient to overturn the election in any state.
Men and women who had loyally served President Trump knew it was over. And later, even as I was writing this book, yet more details emerged: Two expert analyses, both apparently commissioned by the Trump campaign, reportedly reached the same conclusion. In the nearly three years since January 6, 2021, no genuine evidence has come out that could substantiate Trump's stolen-election claims. It was all a lie.”
― Liz Cheney, Oath and Honor: A Memoir and a Warning