Americans will not tolerate someone who tells them the truth. As H. L. Mencken noted:
The men that American people admire most extravagantly are the most daring liars; the men they detest the most violently are those who try to tell them the truth.
We can't handle the truth.
The men that American people admire most extravagantly are the most daring liars; the men they detest the most violently are those who try to tell them the truth.
We can't handle the truth.